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Azerbaijani taekwondo fighters to compete in Austrian Open 2023

31.03.2023 [15:40]
Azerbaijani fighters will test their strength at the Austrian Open Taekwondo G1 tournament to be held in the city of Innsbruck on April 1-2. Azerbaijan`s hopes will be pinned ...

Azerbaijani female Paralympic athlete wins silver in Croatia

31.03.2023 [15:30]
Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete Sona Aghayeva has claimed a silver medal at the 2023 World Boccia Intercontinental Challenger tournament held in Zagreb, Croatia. The tournament will run until April 2 ...

Aykhan Hajizada: Armenia must completely withdraw its forces from territory of Azerbaijan

31.03.2023 [14:56]
“Armenia must completely withdraw its forces from the territory of Azerbaijan in accordance with the Trilateral Statement. Armenia must give up its territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Instead of inviting international organizations to Azerbaijan and interfering ...

Armenia ramps up its aggressive rhetoric against Azerbaijan

31.03.2023 [14:18]
“It is a known fact that Armenia had ramped up its aggressive rhetoric against Azerbaijan in recent weeks, committed provocations against armed forces of Azerbaijan on March 5 and 20, and gathered additional forces in the region. It is universally known that both during the 30-year occupation ...

Azerbaijani, Italy customs authorities discuss bilateral cooperation

31.03.2023 [14:06]
Chairman of the State Customs Committee, Lieutenant General Shahin Bagirov, has met with the Ambassador of Italy to Azerbaijan, Claudio Taffuri. The meeting focused on the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Italy as well as the importance of establishing more efficient and business relations in the customs sphere ...

ADA University to organize Baku Summer Energy School

31.03.2023 [14:05]
The Institute for Development and Diplomacy Institute of ADA University, in partnership with the ADA University Foundation (Azerbaijan), the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), BP Azerbaijan, KOLİN Azerbaijan, and TotalEnergies, is organizing the 17th Baku Summer Energy School on July 3–14, 2023 ...

U.S. embassy announces 2023-2025 GIPA Master’s Degree program in journalism

31.03.2023 [13:01]
The U.S. embassy has announced that the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) is soliciting applications from Azerbaijani citizens for a Master’s Degree program in journalism and media management offered by the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management ...

WHO: Number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide decreased by 39 percent in four weeks

31.03.2023 [12:52]
Globally, nearly 3.6 million new cases and over 25,000 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (27 February to 26 March 2023), a decrease of 27% and 39%, respectively, compared to the previous 28 days. Despite this overall downward trend ...

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry issues statement on March 31 - Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis

31.03.2023 [12:50]
Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on March 31- Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis. AZERTAC presents the statement: “Today is 31 March – Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis, when the memory of Azerbaijanis killed by Armenians for their ...

First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva made Instagram post on Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis

31.03.2023 [12:35]
First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has made a post on her official Instagram page on 31 March - the Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis ...

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry: Artillery units conduct live-fire exercises

31.03.2023 [12:25]
According to the training plan for 2023 approved by the Minister of Defense, the Artillery units of the Azerbaijan Army held live-fire tactical exercises, the Defense Ministry told AZERTAC. In the exercises, activities on fast taking firing positions and bringing mortar and artillery ...

Chairperson of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova speaks at UN High-Level Meeting VIDEO

31.03.2023 [12:15]
As part of her working visit to New York, Chairwoman of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova participated in the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly themed “The Role of Zero Waste as a Transformative Solution in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.” ...

Azerbaijani FM meets with President of Palestine

31.03.2023 [12:10]
President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas has received Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, who is on an official visit to Ramallah. The two discussed cooperation on bilateral and multilateral platforms, including the current situation in the region ...

Azerbaijani oil sells for $80.85 on world markets

31.03.2023 [11:34]
The price of Azerbaijani Azeri Light oil (CIF) at the Italian port of Augusta fell $0.01 to trade at $80.85. The price of Azeri Light (FOB) increased by $0.06 to $78.54 per barrel at the Turkish port of Ceyhan. The price of URALS oil sold by Azerbaijan from the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk through ...

Azerbaijani FM visits Yasser Arafat Museum

31.03.2023 [11:23]
As part of his official visit to the State of Palestine, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov has visited the museum of the leader of the Palestinian liberation movement Yasser Arafat. The Azerbaijani delegation was informed about the museum’s exposition dedicated to the most important events in ...

Death toll in India from collapse of stepwell roof rises to 35

31.03.2023 [11:05]
The death toll in India’s Madhya Pradesh state from the collapse of a stepwell roof has risen to 35, a senior official said Friday, according to Anadolu Agency. The incident took place Thursday in Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal Temple in Indore as a huge crowd gathered to celebrate the Hindu festival ...

Türkiye's parliament approves Finland's bid to join NATO

31.03.2023 [10:39]
Türkiye's parliament on Thursday approved Finland's bid to join NATO, according to Anadolu Agency. The Nordic country got Ankara's official blessing for its request to join the military alliance, with 276 votes in favor. Thursday's vote means that all 30 current member states of NATO have now ratified Finland's accession ...

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson responds to statements of Armenian PM

31.03.2023 [10:30]
“Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's attempts to manipulate the situation in the region are unacceptable. It is no secret that Armenia continues its aggressive activities by giving itself off as a democracy. Prime Minister’s misinterpretation ...

Peaceful protest of Azerbaijani eco-activists on Lachin–Khankendi road enters 110th day

31.03.2023 [10:04]
The peaceful protest of Azerbaijani ecologists and young volunteers on the Lachin-Khankendi road passing through Shusha over the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits, especially the Gizilbulag gold and Damirli copper-molybdenum deposits located ...

Shayifli village, Zangilan district

31.03.2023 [10:00]
Shayifli village of Zangilan district is located in the foothills. The village was occupied by Armenian armed forces in 1993. During the occupation, Armenian vandals destroyed the village and turned it into ruins ...

Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry: Iran`s accusations are unfounded and completely unacceptable

30.03.2023 [23:24]
The commander of the Land Forces of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kioumars Heydari, has made vile defamatory and slanderous statements regarding Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC ...

Azerbaijan’s Economic Council convenes its meeting

30.03.2023 [21:01]
Prime Minister Ali Asadov has today chaired a meeting of the Azerbaijan’s Economic Council. The agenda of the meeting included optimization of customs import tariffs for the raw and intermediate products to increase competitiveness of the local production arising ...

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister meets with Prime Minister of State of Palestine

30.03.2023 [20:54]
As part of his official visit to Palestine, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov has met with Prime Minister of the State of Palestine Mohammad Shtayyeh. The pair discussed the Azerbaijan-Palestine bilateral cooperation in various fields ...

9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky

30.03.2023 [20:00]
Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters conducting a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said, according to AP. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning that the deaths ...

Azerbaijan logs 69 new COVID-19 cases

30.03.2023 [19:42]
69 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, while 17 patients have been recovered, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AZERTAC. According to the Task Force, 4 persons have died after testing positive for COVID-19 ...