Russia & CIS

On December 14, President Putin holds his annual Q&A session with Russian and foreign journalists. This conference is considered to be the beginning of his presidential campaign

After commissioning the line is expected to handle 1 million passengers and 6.5 million tonnes of cargo.

The closing Event of the Twinning Project “Support to the State Maritime Administration to Improve Liability in Maritime Transport in the Republic of Azerbaijan” was held on 8 December 2017.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan in our country, Abbas Mustafa Ahmad Abdullah.

The ecological situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and in the South Caucasus is in danger, Firdovsi Aliyev, Deputy Minister of Ecology and. Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan told at the third UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, AzVision.az reports.

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the leadership of the ministry have visited the Military Publishing House, the Studio of the documentary and educational films, as well as the editorial office of the newspaper "Azerbaijan Ordusu" on December 7.

U.S. premiere screening of the film "Under One Sun" - produced with support from Heydar Aliyev Foundation – was successfully held in Los Angeles.U.S.

Police conduct simultaneous raids in 19 provinces across Turkey.

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini within the framework of the 24th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna.

Military units of the armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 142 times throughout the day, using large-caliber machine guns.

Issues related to the situation in Syria, Ukraine and North Korea, and around Russian media and diplomats in the United States were in focus of a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov meets with Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó.

The Israeli military said on Thursday that an aircraft and a tank had targeted two posts belonging to militants in the Gaza Strip after three rockets were launched at Israel, Reuters reports.

Officials say 41 students in Kentucky have been injured in a crash involving three school buses, ABC News reports.

The buyer of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Salvator Mundi (ca. 1500), which as of last month is the most expensive artwork ever sold, is the Saudi prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud, according to ARTnews.

“It remains to be source of serious concern that certain forces in the region are not interested in taking necessary political steps to move beyond the unsustainable and unacceptable status-quo,” said Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov as he addressed the 24th OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Vienna, Austria, APA reports.

Have you ever noticed how Putin listens to speakers at various levels, such as State Council meetings, congresses and press conferences?

Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers has made a decision regarding the Novruz, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays in 2018, the government’s press service reported.

Azerbaijani MP, chairperson of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Sahiba Gafarova has highlighted Azerbaijan`s accomplishments over the past years as she met with Rome`s mayor Virginia Raggi.

An earthquake occurred in Azerbaijan’s Sharur district, the Republican Seismic Survey Center of the National Academy of Sciences reported Dec. 7.