Russia & CIS

Following the expanded meeting a ceremony of signing AzerbaijanPoland documents has been held with participation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda

To date 19 billion cubic meters of gas have been transported via the TransAnatolian Pipeline TANAP said Khoshbakht Yusifzade first vicepresident of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR Trend reports

Following the oneonone meeting President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda were joined by their delegations for a meeting in an expanded format

Following the official welcome ceremony President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda have held a oneonone meeting

An official welcome ceremony has been held for President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda who is on an official visit in Azerbaijan

At least six inmates have been killed in a prison in Ecuador in violence between rival gangs Al Jazeera reports citing officials and local media

To date 483 million tons of oil and 157 billion cubic meters of gas have been extracted from the AzeriChiragGunashli field ACG Khoshbakht Yusifzade first vicepresident of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR said

An event dedicated to Azerbaijans Republic Day was held on May 28 2019 at the historic Colton Hall in Monterey California the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles told NewsAz

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet on June 29 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday after talks with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono TASS reports

The livefire tactical exercises Indestructible Brotherhood 2019 will be held in the territory of Azerbaijans Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on the basis of an agreement on military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey on June 711 the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on Friday

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 on May 31

United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan Lee Litzenberger hosted an Iftar dinner for a community of Internally Displaced Persons in the Yeni Ramana settlement of Baku Trend reports citing Embassy

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told an Arsenal football club player in a telephone conversation that he could not take part in the UEFA Europa League final due to the racist position of Baku The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has expressed its attitude to this issue Trend reports

President of Poland Andrzej Duda has arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan for an official visit ONA reports

A series of events dedicated to celebrating the anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in Israel culminated in a grandiose youth holiday Vestnik Kavkaza reports

BP has been in the Caspian region for 27 years Over that time we have worked closely with stakeholders and our partners to successfully deliver what we believe are truly worldclass projects Gary Jones BPs Regional President for Azerbaijan Georgia and Turkey said

On May 30 the CoChairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued a joint statement Trend reports citing OSCE

Today the armed forces of Armenia brutally violated the ceasefire regime in the direction of the Agdam district in the line of contact of the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan and a serviceman of the Azerbaijani Army was killed by a sniper shot the press service of the MFA told ONA

Russia has been actively strengthening its defense capability in the Arctic region lately. The gradual melting of Arctic ice makes the passage of foreign warships near Russia's northern borders possible. In light of this, a set of rules was introduced for the passage of ships along the Northern Sea Route (NSR).All foreign countries must comply with the rules, and there can be no exception made. For example, for a destroyer or an aircraft carrier to enter the zone of the Northern Sea Route, the captain of a foreign ship is supposed to warn the Russian Navy 45 days in advance.Foreign submarines are required to pass the NSR only in the surface position. In addition to the information about the time, the commander of the submarine is obliged to give information about the type of the sub, its displacement, type of power plant and equipment. The commander is also required to report his rank and full name. A Russian marine pilot will need to stay on board a foreign vessel. If there is a probability that the ship is poorly maintained or may pollute waterways of the Northern Sea Route, Russia has a reason to deny the passage of the foreign vessel. In the water area of the Northern Sea Route, NATO ships and submarines pose the greatest threat. Therefore, if someone decides to break the rules, foreign vessels will be arrested. At least ten military bases have been deployed to defend the northern part of the country. Some of them are designed for air defense systems, while others are designed for surface vessels and submarines.It goes without saying that the new rulebook applies only to warships. Civilian ships can still pass the Northern Sea Route as before. Russia can only profit from assisting foreign merchant ships in passing hazardous areas.A sea journey from Western Europe to Japan or China is 40% shorter through the Arctic than through the Suez Canal. The countries of East Asia are interested in delivering goods via the Arctic. There are frequent cases of pirate attacks while passing through the Suez Canal.Therefore, the prospects for the development of the Arctic region are enormous. Yet, in order to keep influence and control on this geostrategic area, Russia needs energy and brains in the first place.

Another cultural and networking event of Azerbaijani Womens Association in UK took place on May 23 in Jumeirah Carlton Hotel