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Montenegrin Premier completes official Azerbaijan visit

20.09.2014 [16:14]
Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Dukanovic has today ended his official visit to Azerbaijan. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries, PM Milo Dukanovic was seen off by Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan ...

Azerbaijani Delegation resolutely objects to holding Euronest PA Bureau meeting in Armenia

20.09.2014 [16:09]
Bureau meeting of the Euronest PA will take place on October 16, 2014. Among other issues, the question of holding next plenary session of the institution in Armenia will be discussed. Elkhan Suleymanov, chairman of Azerbaijani Delegation to the Euronest PA, addressed a letter of objection to Euronest PA Co-Chairs and Bureau members regarding this issue ...

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev completes his visit to Azerbaijan

20.09.2014 [15:59]
President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev has today ended his visit to Azerbaijan. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries, the Bulgarian President was seen off by Azerbaijani Energy Minister Natig Aliyev ...

Georgian PM ends Azerbaijan visit

20.09.2014 [15:49]
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has today completed his visit to Azerbaijan. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries, the Georgian Premier was seen off by Azerbaijani Energy Minister Natig Aliyev and ...

The Economist publishes letter of response of Azerbaijani ambassador

20.09.2014 [15:16]
British magazine The Economist has published a letter of response from the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom Tahir Tagizade in regard with the article about Nagorno-Karabakh. The letter says: “I welcome the fact that The Economist has shone a spotlight on the long-protracted dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh ...

The groundbreaking ceremony of the Southern Gas Corridor was held at the Sangachal terminal VIDEO

20.09.2014 [14:54]
The groundbreaking ceremony of the Southern Gas Corridor has been held at the Sangachal terminal with the participation of heads of state and government. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and other participants of the ceremony left their handprints in special frames ...

Artificial sweeteners may promote diabetes, claim scientists

20.09.2014 [14:34]
Controversial research suggests artificial sweeteners may raise blood sugar levels by promoting growth of certain gut bacteria. Artificial sweeteners may contribute to soaring levels of diabetes, according to a controversial study that suggests the additives could exacerbate the problem they are meant to tackle. Researchers in Israel found that artificial sweeteners used in diet drinks and other foods ...

President Ilham Aliyev received the UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment VIDEO

20.09.2014 [14:06]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Minister of State for Trade and Investment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Lord Livingston. During the meeting, the sides said that bilateral relations between the Republic ...

Azerbaijan signs European Convention on manipulation of sports competitions

20.09.2014 [13:55]
Azerbaijan is the first country to sign the European Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions among other countries in the 13th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport held in Macolin, ...

A solemn ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Contract of the Century and lay the foundation of the Southern Gas Corridor was held in Baku VIDEO

20.09.2014 [13:50]
A solemn ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Contract of the Century and lay the foundation of the Southern Gas Corridor has been held at the Heydar Aliyev Centre. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the heads of state and government ...

World's population to reach 11 billion by 2100

20.09.2014 [13:25]
The world's population will soar by four billion to reach 11 billion by 2100. This means that the number of humans on earth is likely to be around two billion higher than previous estimates. Most of the anticipated growth is in Africa, where population is projected to quadruple from around 1 billion today to 4 billion by the end of the century. The main reason is that birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have not been going ...

Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister meets Lithuanian ambassador to the country

20.09.2014 [13:14]
Azerbaijani Defense Minister, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov has today met with the newly appointed ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Lastauskas. Minister Hasanov highlighted the military-political situation in region and current state of ...

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu completes official visit to Azerbaijan

20.09.2014 [11:44]
Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu has today ended his official visit to Azerbaijan. A guard of honor was lined up for the Turkish Premier at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries ...

Azerbaijani delegation attends PACE conference on preventing and combating violence against women

20.09.2014 [11:43]
An international conference on preventing and combating violence against women organized by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and Italy’s Foreign Ministry was held here. The event organized in connection with the coming into force of the Council of Europe Convention (Istanbul Convention) on August 1 current year on preventing and combating ...

Armenian Armed Forces continue violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan

20.09.2014 [11:41]
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan in Ashagi Veysalli village of Fuzuli region, Kuropatkino village of Khojavend region and nameless hills of Goranboy region on September 19 and on the night of September ...

Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili arrives in Azerbaijan

20.09.2014 [11:36]
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has today arrived in Azerbaijan. A guard of honor was lined up for the Georgian Premier at the Heydar Aliyev International ...

Azerbaijan’s Embassy sends note of protest to Spanish Foreign Ministry

19.09.2014 [22:33]
Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Madrid has sent a note of protest to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation after reports emerged in some Spanish media saying that European and Foreign Relations Committee ...

Dinner reception was hosted on behalf of President Ilham Aliyev in honor of the heads of state and government

19.09.2014 [22:26]
A dinner reception has been hosted on behalf of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in honor of the heads of state and government, who are visiting the country to participate in a ceremony to lay the foundation of the South Gas ...

President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras held an expanded meeting VIDEO

19.09.2014 [22:23]
Following their private talk, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Antonis Samaras have met in an expanded format with the participation of their delegations. ...

President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras held a one-on-one meeting VIDEO

19.09.2014 [22:19]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras have held a one-on-one meeting. During the meeting, the parties noted that relations between the two countries were ...

President Ilham Aliyev and Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev made statements for the press

19.09.2014 [21:18]
After the signing ceremony, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev made statements for the press. ...

Ahmet Davutoglu: I`m proud of Azerbaijan`s rapid development that I see each time I visit the country

19.09.2014 [21:11]
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has hailed Azerbaijan`s development as he met chairman of the country`s parliament Ogtay Asadov. “I`m proud of Azerbaijan`s rapid development that I see each time I visit the country,” said the Turkish Premier, who is on an official visit to Baku. “Only two issues have ...

International conference in Moldova discusses Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

19.09.2014 [20:55]
An international conference entitled “Territorial integrity of states and ensuring human rights protection” took place in Chisinau, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Moldova reported. The event organized by the Public Chamber NGO and held under the aegis of ombudsman ...

Azerbaijan, Bulgaria signed a joint statement VIDEO

19.09.2014 [20:13]
After the meeting in an expanded format, Azerbaijan and Bulgaria have signed a joint statement. The statement was inked by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev ...

Special issue of Caspian energy journal dedicated to 20th jubilee of Contract of Century released

19.09.2014 [20:09]
The special issue of the Caspian Energy journal, dedicated to the 20th jubilee of the international Contract of the Century signed under leadership of National Leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev in Baku on September 20, 1994 has been released. Exclusive interview of His Excellency President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...