Russia & CIS

Azerbaijani judokas will test their strength at Budapest Grand Prix 2019 to be held in Hungary on July 1214

Georgias Defense Minister Levan Izoria has arrived in Azerbaijans Gabala to take part in a trilateral meeting with his Azerbaijani and Turkish counterparts the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday

The Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov met with President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly OSCE PA George Tsereteli who is on a visit in Baku Trend reports referring to the parliament

Azerbaijan and Turkey together will be able to withstand any threats Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said

Canada will ban singleuse plastics as early as 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday AP reports

A total of 571 plant species have become extinct in the wild in the last 250 years a recent study has found indicating the urgent need for protecting plants while preserving the balance of nature Daily Sabah reports

Azerbaijan increased oil production from 683000 barrels per day in April to 776000 barrels per day in May while the country fulfils its obligations under the OPEC deal Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry

On 1112 June 2019 the IOM Mission to Azerbaijan organized a twoday workshop on Labour Migration Governance and Protection of Migrant Workers with the participation of repre sentatives from the national institutions civil society organizations and private sector

Six people died in a fire in a municipal psychiatric clinic in the Ukrainian southern port of Odessa Ukraines emergencies service said on Tuesday

Baku Metro CJSC will decommission 30 old cars and replace them with new ones by the end of 2019 the Deputy Chairman of Baku Metro Hidayat Mammadov said Trend reports

Azerbaijan will be represented at the International Energy Charter Forum in Albania by Deputy Energy Minister Samir Valiyev Trend reports

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit to Tehran this week in a bid to ease tension between Washington and Iran that experts called a bold move for a Japanese leader Reuters reports

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly George Tsereteli

Starting from June 25 AZAL will launch regular and charter flights from Baku to one of the largest cities in India Delhi

The 18th Caspian International Transport Transit and Logistics Exhibition opened in Baku Trend reports

Almost 1400 people have died from the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC since last August the countrys Health Ministry said Sputnik reports

The defense ministers of Azerbaijan Turkey and Georgia Zakir Hasanov Hulusi Akar and Levan Izoria respectively will hold a trilateral meeeting in Azerbaijans Gabala district on June 12

Azerbaijan exported 222900 tons of crude oil to Turkey in JanuaryMarch 2019 Trend informs with reference to a report posted on the website of Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority EPDK

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 16 times the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on June 11

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar visited the military unit and TrainingEducational Center of the Combined Arms Army deployed in the city of Nakhchivan on June 10 the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported