Russia & CIS

The 18th Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair AITF will start its work in Baku April 4 Trend reports April 3

Azerbaijan is keen on enhancing ties with Pakistan inviting its business to operate in the country while offering it a bridge to Europe Azerbaijani Ambassador to Islamabad Ali Alizada said in an interview with the Pakistanibased newspaper The Express Tribune

Azerbaijan will dispatch an export mission to Shanghai China in May

Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov will visit Baku on April 4 the Azerbaijani government told Trend on April 3

The European Commission has approved the allocation of 33 million euros for construction of the Interconnector GreeceBulgaria IGB which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Bulgaria the European Commission said in a message

Central and SouthEastern European Connectivity CESEC High Level Group recalls necessary efforts to ensure timely completion of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline TAP project which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe Trend reports citing the European Commission

Baku and Grozny have agreed to open a representative office of Russias Chechen Republic in Azerbaijan President of Russias Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov wrote on his page in the social network VKontakte

Combating human trafficking and assisting its victims were the focus of a recent workshop hosted on by the US Embassy in Baku and involving experts from the US and Azerbaijani governments

In 2018 22551 crimes were registered in Armenia while in 2017 the number of crimes was 20285 according to Armenian media

Azerbaijani oil price has increased on the world markets The price of a barrel of Azeri Light crude oil rose 034 to stand at 7116

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline TAP which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe will strengthen Italys energy supply security Davide Sempio spokesperson for TAP AG in Italy said Trend reports

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has viewed a passenger train which will run on the BakuTbilisiKars railway route

Moscow will host the next meeting of the Council of the Foreign Ministers of the CIS member states on April 5

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announced at a congressional testimony on Tuesday a plan to put human to Mars by 2033 and would request more money to fund the ambitious plan Xinhua reported

The Asian Development Bank ADB expects Azerbaijans economy to grow 25 percent in 2019 Trend reports with reference to the banks report April 3

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 22 times the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said April 3

The Ministry of Emergency Situations has today held a board meeting chaired by Minister of Emergency Situations ColonelGeneral Kemaladdin Heydarov

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on the appointment of Siyam Hajiyev as head of the executive power of Julfa district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Bosnia and Herzegovina is working on interconnection project to receive Azerbaijani gas Federal Minister of Energy Mining and Industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Džindić told Trend

The body of the 49year woman was found in Yerevan Armenian Investigative Committees press service reported today