Russia & CIS

Vaira VikeFreiberga Cochair of Nizami Ganjavi International Centre President of World Leadership AllianceClub de Madrid former president of Latvia has sent a letter of congratulations to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev

The construction of compressor and metering stations of TransAdriatic Pipeline TAP in Greece and Albania has been completed TAP AG consortium said

Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has sent a letter of congratulations to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev

December 23 is the day of the next municipal elections in the history of modern and independent Azerbaijan

An event dedicated to Azerbaijani cuisine with a special focus on Azerbaijans dolma making and sharing traditions was held in Los Angeles

Another person has died after a volcanic eruption on a New Zealand island earlier this month bringing the death toll to 17 authorities said Monday NBC News reported

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 23 times using sniper rifles the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Dec 23

All conditions have been created for free voting and holding transparent municipal elections in Azerbaijan the chairman of the countrys Central Election Commission CEC Mazahir Panahov said at a press conference on Monday AzVisionaz reports

Trade between Azerbaijan and Belarus increased to exceed 175 million according to the Belarus National Statistical Committee AZERTAC reported

Advanced Cyber Defence training courses have kicked off in Baku under the NATO Science for Peace and Security SPS Programme between the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan and NATO

Polling stations opened throughout Azerbaijan at 8 am on December 23 as the country holds elections to 1606 municipalities

Azerbaijans Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC Delegation in Azerbaijan Elena Aymone Sessera

Honored journalist of Georgia editorinchief of Georgia newspaper Islam Aliyev has died APAs Georgian bureau reports

Military units of the armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 22 times throughout the day in various direction of the front using largecaliber machine guns and sniper rifles

An informal meeting of the CIS heads of state has been held in the city of St Petersburg Russia APA reports

Deputy Chairman of Parliament of Georgia Kakhaber Kutchava has been elected as head of GeorgiaAzerbaijan interparliamentary friendship group Deputy of the Parliament of Georgia member of GeorgiaAzerbaijan interparliamentary friendship group Mahir Darziyev stated APAs Georgian bureau reports

A supporter of Armenias expresident Robert Kocharyan tried to bribe a citizen who was recognized as an aggrieved person in the violent clashes between protesters and security forces in the wake of the disputed 2008 presidential election asking him to backtrack on his previous testimony in return for a hefty monetary reward the Armenian Police said

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with heads of Azerbaijani diaspora organizations operating in Saint Petersburg Vestnik Kavkaza reports

The phase of direct sale of tickets for UEFAs EURO2020 games has started Apasportaz website reports