Russia & CIS

One person was killed and five others injured in a shooting Thursday night in northern Washington DC police said

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on awarding of Honored Engineer title to the persons who served in the development of the oil industry of Azerbaijan APA reports

Azerbaijani ambassador to the State of Qatar Rashad Ismayilov has met with countrys State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad AlMuraikhi to explore prospects for bilateral cooperation between the two countries AzerTag reports

Azerbaijans Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has attended the opening ceremony of the Representation Office of the Turkic Council in Budapest Hungary

European Heritage Days have been celebrated in the Gobustan National Historical and Art Reserve of Azerbaijan Trend reports

A meeting was held at the administrative building of the Ministry of Emergency Situations MES on September 19 with the participation of leaders of the relevant state bodies responsible for the implementation of the Presidential decree dated February 19 2019 On simplification of permits for exploitation of some multistory buildings APA reports citing MES

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress NPC of China Li Zhanshu APA reports citing the Presidential press service

Azerbaijans Energy Ministry has prepared the National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency of Azerbaijan within the EU4 Energy program head of Office of the Energy Ministry Zaur Mammadov said Trend reports citing the Ministry of Energy

As of now there is no need in holding an urgent meeting of OPEC because of the recent events in Saudi Arabia Azerbaijani Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov said at a press conference at the headquarters of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party Trend reports

On 1819 September 2019 Vladimir Gjorgjiev Chief of Mission of the IOM AzerbaijanUN Migration Agency participated at the workshop Inclusion of vulnerable groups in Disaster Risk Reduction organised and hosted by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan in cooperation with the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement EUROPA of the Council of Europe and UNICEF Baku Office

Azerbaijani Paralympic athletes will contest medals at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix to be held in Tashkent Uzbekistan on September 2324

Electricity production in Azerbaijan over eight months of 2019 amounted to more than 15 billion kilowatthours Azerbaijani Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov said at a press conference at the headquarters of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party Trend reports

Azerbaijans National Department of Environmental Monitoring under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources conducted regular inspections in September 2019 to determine the state of pollution of the transboundary rivers of Kura and Araz as well as their tributaries expert Gulnara Abbasova told Trend

According to forecasts by 2021 oil production in Azerbaijan will reach approximately 39 million tons per year Azerbaijans Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said at a press conference at the headquarters of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party Trend reports Sept 19

The work on the preparation of Bakus General Plan is underway according to the plan Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture

As many as 740 million tons of oil have been extracted in Azerbaijan over the past 25 years including eight months of this year that is since the signing of the contract on the AzeriChiragGunashli ACG block of oil and gas fields in the Caspian Sea in 1994 Azerbaijans Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said at a press conference at the headquarters of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party Trend reports Sept 19

Azerbaijani oil price has decreased on the world markets

An opening ceremony of the Representation Office of the Turkic Council was held in Budapest Sept 19