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Azerbaijan’s tourism potential promoted in CIS countries
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC On August 18-25, the Azerbaijan Tourism Board held several informative events in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Minsk, Belarus, highlighting the country’s tourism potential. The events gathered...

Azerbaijan, Romania seek closer cooperation in media
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s Media Development Agency hosted a meeting with the participation of Azerbaijani Ambassador to Romania Gudsi Osmanov and a visiting delegation led by Cristian Augustin Niculescu-Țâgârlaș, Chair of the Romanian...

Azerbaijan Naval Forces hold graduation ceremony of diving courses
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC According to the relevant order of the First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, a graduation ceremony of the “Basic Diving Course” and the “Leadership in Diving Operations...

Azerbaijan, Romania discuss interparliamentary ties
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC Members of the Milli Majlis' working group on interparliamentary relations with Romania met with visiting delegation led by Cristian Augustin Niculescu-Țâgârlaș, Chair of the Romanian Senate’s Committee on Culture and...

Azerbaijan stands ready to support diplomatic solution of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Yalchin Rafiyev says
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC On August 25, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev attended and delivered a speech at the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in...

Azerbaijan, China's Liaoning province mull expansion of economic cooperation
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC The Export and Investment Promotion Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (AZPROMO) hosted a meeting with a Chinese delegation led by Zhao Hongbin, Deputy Director General of the Liaoning Provincial Foreign Affairs Office....

Azerbaijani badminton players shine with 11 medals at Georgian tournament
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC Young Azerbaijani badminton players excelled at the Batumi Cup - Youth Int’l Badminton Tournament held in Batumi, Georgia, earning a remarkable total of 7 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze medals. Malak Tahmazli and Mukhtar...

Azerbaijani Media Dev't Agency Hosts Meeting With Romanian Delegation (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 25. The Media Development Agency hosted a delegation from the Senate of Romania led by Cristian-Augustin Niculescu-Țâgârlaș, chair of the Culture and Media Committee and member of the...

Azerbaijani FM Meets UK's Stephen Doughty (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 25. Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov met with the United Kingdom's Minister of State for Europe, North America, and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty in Baku on...

Azerbaijan Unpacks First-Half Results From Major Gas Export Pipelines
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 25. Azerbaijan's major gas pipelines, including the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP), generated revenues of 1.35 billion manat ($794 million) from January through June 2025, with gas transit...

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan ambassadors discuss enhancing cooperation
Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Belgium and the EU, Vagif Sadigov, met with Roman Vasylenko, the head of Kazakhstan’s diplomatic mission to Brussels, the EU, and NATO. The diplomats discussed issues related to strengthening cooperation between Baku and...

Azerbaijan and Iran explore potential cooperation opportunities
On August 25, Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office, held a meeting with Mojtaba Demirchilou, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The meeting...

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry congratulates Uruguay on Independence Day
15:26 En Azerbaijanchr("39")s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has congratulated Uruguay on the occasion of its Independence Day. The message was shared on the ministry's official account on X. "Our sincere congratulations to Uruguay and its people on...

UK Minister of State for Europe, North America, and Overseas Territories briefed on Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with UK Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty. During the meeting, the sides discussed cooperation between Azerbaijan and the...

U.S. professor: Role of Azerbaijan as an energy and logistics hub will grow- INTERVIEW
Baku, August 25, AZERTAC AZERTAC presents an interview with Chairman and Founding Director of the Central Asia–Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program, Professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns...

Fire in Baku malls: crackdown on local brands or “toxic toys”?
Fire in Baku malls In Azerbaijan, fires in shopping centres are a frequent occurrence, with the aftermath either concealed from the public or only partially disclosed. The most recent blaze at the Sədərək mall in Baku has once again put the issue...

Reactions to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Washington Agreement
By KRIKOR KHODANIAN Under the sponsorship of the United States, reactions to the preliminary signing of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to dominate the focus of political circles. Numerous countries and international...

Russia and Iran Advance Strategic Gas Pipeline Project via Azerbaijan
Iran is preparing to begin importing Russian gas through Azerbaijan, with technical and diplomatic agreements now reaching their final stage. The key unresolved issue remains the pricing terms with Gazprom, according to Iranian Ambassador to...

Pashinyan: Our task is to build trusting relations with Azerbaijan
ArmInfo. There is an epic proposal in Armenian public discourse regarding how to trust Azerbaijan. This is the issue, as stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the opening of the annual meeting of Armenia's diplomatic mission heads abroad. ,...

Azerbaijan reveals volume of revenues generated from corridors passing through its territory
In January-June of this year, 260,804.5 thousand manats were earned from freight transportation by rail and sea within the corridors passing through the territory of Azerbaijan, which is a 5.6% decrease compared to the year before, APA-Economics...