Russia & CIS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will arrive in Brussels next Monday for a singleday official visit a statement from the Presidency said Daily Sabah reported

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 24 times using large caliber machine guns the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on March 7

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 3072 Saturday according to the National Health Commission Anadolu Agency reported

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said earlier a Moscow resident who had returned from Italy was confirmed to have a coronavirus infection on March 2

Three citizens of Azerbaijan returning from the Islamic Republic of Iran tested positive for coronavirus infection the operational headquarters under the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers said APA reports

The United Nations has canceled some meetings in Bonn Germany and elsewhere planned in the runup to a crucial UN climate summit to be held in Glasgow Scotland in November due to the coronavirus outbreak an official said on Friday

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Syrian President Bashar alAssad in a phone call on Friday that agreements reached between Russia and Turkey at recent talks would stabilize the situation in Syrias Idlib province the Kremlin said

Azercell Telecom LLC as a proud partner of the National Olympic Committee and National Olympic Team of the Republic of Azerbaijan congratulates all ladies on March 8 International Womens Day in the representation of female athletes

On March 5 the Azerbaijani Embassy in Germany the GermanAzerbaijani Forum the Atlantic Society of Germany with the support of the representative of SOCAR in Germany held the 8th Symposium entitled Security and Stability in the South Caucasus GermanAzerbaijan Cooperation Perspectives in the German Parliament on the occasion of the next anniversary of the Khojaly genocide the Azerbaijani Embassy in Germany told APA

Azerbaijani Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov who is on a visit to Vienna met with Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman OPEC SecretaryGeneral Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak Trend reports on March 6 referring to Azerbaijani Energy Ministry

The IDPs Social Development Fund signed 35 construction contracts with 22 companies in Absheron district for 1890 IDP families

OPEC has failed to secure a deal with Russia and other nonOPEC producers on its plans for big additional oil production cuts two OPEC sources said on Friday at talks between ministers from the informal alliance known as OPEC Reuters reports

The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan ended in Moscow late at night on March 5. The two presidents met to discuss the crisis in Syria's Idlib. The agreement reached includes: cessation of all hostilities along the existing line of contact from midnight on March 6; establishment of a six-kilometer-wide safety corridor north and south of M4 highway in Syria; joint patrolling along M4 highway starting from March 15. Obviously, Ankara has come to terms with the loss of control over M5 highway and the city of Saraqib. Probably, Turkish observation posts south of M4 highway will be curtailed. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the terrorist groups, which the UN recognizes as terrorist ones, will be destroyed in Idlib by both parties together.

The Steppe Man Cholchu a movie by Azerbaijani filmmaker Shamil Aliyev has won the Best narrative feature and Best Director awards at Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque in the United States AzerTag reports

Over 26 thousand new members were admitted to the New Azerbaijan Party NAP last year APA reports

Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up near the US embassy in the Tunisian capital Tunis killing five police officers The Guardian reported

Azerbaijan and the World Health Organization WHO are collaborating effectively on a longterm basis Trend reports on March 6 referring to the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers

The novel coronavirus officially known as COVID19 infected more than 97000 people across the world according to a data collecting website worldometer Anadolu Agency reported

The route created in Azerbaijan upon the Jewish heritage the work conducted in this regard as well as the promotion of this tourism product are appreciated by the Israeli government Israeli Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek said at the meeting with Chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Naghiyev in Baku Trend reported

Greece has detected 14 new cases of coronavirus health authorities said on Friday bringing the total in the country to 45 Reuters reported