Russia & CIS

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline TAP and the Interconnector GreeceBulgaria IGB which envisage transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe are on track to become reality said the US Senator Bob Menendez Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ISESCO has been cooperating with the Baku Process for a long time and has been appreciating Azerbaijans role in establishing an intercultural dialogue ISESCO Director General Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri said

Azerbaijan is an important transport hub of the region and this is a direct result of the policy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev Hikmat Hajiyev head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration said while talking about the significance of the One Belt One Road Initiative for Azerbaijan in a project of Trend News Agency Interview with Sahil Karimli

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 21 times the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said May 3

Azerbaijan has ranked 47th among 188 countries in terms of startup friendliness according to a new list published by the Global Startup Ranking The list includes names of 200 startups based in Azerbaijan AzerTag reports

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation OIC Yousef Bin Ahmad AlOthaimeen

We have many opportunities to deepen our relations in the economic side said George Kent US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs ONA reports

The Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 2019 AzerbaijanTurkey joint tactical exercises are underway ONA reports citing Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation OIC Yousef bin Ahmad AlOthaimeen on the sidelines of the 5th World Forum of Intercultural Dialogue Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with the delegation headed by the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization ECO Dr Hadi Soleimanpour

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Ángel Moratinos

A highlevel meeting of representatives of international organizations dedicated to Building the partnership for the Sustainable Development Goals was held within the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue on May 2 after the opening ceremony Trend reports on May 2

In the world 5070 percent of children become victims of psychological sexual and physical abuse Aaron Greenberg Senior Regional Advisor for Europe and Central Asia Child Protection at UNICEF said

Azerbaijan is among 193 UN memberstates that have assumed certain commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 Azerbaijani Deputy Economy Minister Sevinj Hasanova said

Nearly 800000 people in Indias eastern coastal districts have been evacuated ahead of the expected arrival of a major cyclone packing winds of up to 200 kilometres 125 miles per hour officials said Thursday AFP reports

Azerbaijani MPs OSCE PA Vice President Azay Guliyev and Deputy Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE PA Tahir Mirkishili will attend a seminar in Leinsweiler municipality Germany jointly organized by the Bundestag and the OSCE PA Trend reports on May 2

After the burning of the Turkish flag by a group of Armenians in the Lebanese capital Beirut on April 24 hundreds of residents of the city launched protests Trend reports referring to Turkish media

On the sidelines of the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana Shirley Ayorkor Botchway

Azerbaijan has currently no food insecurity problem due to successful efforts of the government Melek Cakmak head of the Partnership and Liaison Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO in Azerbaijan told Trend

Lionel Messi hit the 600goal mark for Barcelona after scoring twice to lead the Spanish club to a 30 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday AP reports