Russia & CIS

No force will succeed in casting shadow on the friendly ties between Azerbaijan and Georgia former Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili told reporters on the sidelines of the 7th Global Baku Forum Trend reports

An earthquake was recorded in Azerbaijans Shamakhi district at 1336 UTC 4 on March 14 Trend reports referring to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of the country

Azerbaijans First Deputy Defense Minister Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Colonel General Najmeddin Sadikov attended a regular meeting of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the CIS member states in Moscow March 14 the Defense Ministry reported

Azerbaijan will continue its constructive dialogue and cooperation with the UN human rights mechanisms with a view to enhancing the promotion and protection of human rights said Emin Aslanov the first secretary of Azerbaijans Permanent Mission to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva

Twentytwo foreign military attachés accredited in Azerbaijan visited a military unit of the countrys Air Force the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan said Thursday

The European Parliament has once again expressed support to Azerbaijans territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders Trend reports with reference to the recommendations adopted by the European Parliament on March 13 addressed to the Council and the VicePresident of the Commission High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Armenias Deputy Defense Minister Davit Pakhchanyan has been relieved of duty

Bulgaria expects to hold talks in Baku on obtaining additional gas volumes for the Balkan gas hub Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov said March 14 at the 7th Global Baku Forum held under the slogan New Foreign Policy Trend reports

Azerbaijan believes that the latest statement by the OSCE Minsk Group is addressed namely to Armenia said Hikmet Hajiyev head of the foreign policy department of the presidential administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan Trend reports March 14

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani who is attending the 7th Global Baku Forum

Multilateralism is needed more than ever Trend reports citing a message of the UN Secretary General António Guterres to 7th Global Baku Forum

The commissioning of the SOCAR Carbamide Plant in Azerbaijan contributes to the countrys sustainable development Rovnag Abdullayev president of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR said

UKAzerbaijan cooperation as strategic energy partners is set to continue for decades to come said the UK Prime Minister Theresa May

The presentation of the Azerbaijani Diaspora Support Fund was held in Cologne Germany Trend reports referring to the State Committee for Work with Diaspora

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline TAP has considerably impacted Albanias role in region and beyond Trend reports citing Albanian President Ilir Meta

Pakistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to promote the defense cooperation between the two countries

Two goals from Sadio Mane helped Liverpool beat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena and reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the second successive season BBC Sport reported

Iran intends to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan beyond infrastructure projects Farhad Dejpasand Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran told an IRIB correspondent at Bakus Heydar Aliyev International Airport on March 13 2019 Trend reports

Lionel Messi scored twice and set up two more as Barcelona reached the Champions League quarterfinals for a record 12th consecutive year with a last16 win over Lyon BBC Sprot reportd

The 7th Global Baku Forum has kicked off in the capital of Azerbaijan under the motto A New Foreign Policy