"When Armenia was surrendering Kalbajar, a number of religious and historical artifacts, including two 13th-century murals, and icons, were illegally removed from Khudavang Monastery," Ministry of Culture Anar Kerimov said.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh has shown the world the anachronistic nature of the problems faced by the politicians, armies and citizens of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
On 30 November, the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan signed a new project worth €5 million under the ‘EU for Lankaran’ programme to help develop a modern and competitive fruit and vegetable sector in the Lankaran Economic Region.
The mineral-rich district in the south west of Azerbaijan was occupied by Armenia between 1994 and October 2020
Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said: “Turkey is a sister country of Azerbaijan and Israel is our strategic partner. We want our friends to be friends with each other. If the sides agree to such an initiative, then Azerbaijan will always welcome them.”
With the support of the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora, the fourth trip of a group of diaspora representatives to Shusha has begun.
On November 26, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan met for the second time since the end of the Second Karabakh War (September 27–November 9, 2020).
The visit of the Chairman of the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora Fuad Muradov to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has begun.
The news of the crash of a military helicopter belonging to the State Border Service of Azerbaijan and the resulting death of 14 and injury of 2 SBS officers shocked the Azerbaijani public.
An interview with Paul Goble, American political scientist, former special adviser to the US Department of State.
Iran has entered a gas swap agreement with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on Sunday on the sidelines of the 15th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
A military helicopter crashed in Azerbaijan during a training flight on Tuesday, killing 14 people and wounding two more, Azerbaijani authorities said.
Google is honoring Lotfi Zadeh, the Azerbaijani computer scientist who came up with the idea of “fuzzy logic,” with a homepage Doodle.
Stuart Evers, chairman of Azertelecom International, talks to Natalie Bannerman about the Digital Silk Way project, a large-scale Asia to Europe route comprised of terrestrial and subsea infrastructure.
Last September, long-brewing strains between Iran and Azerbaijan reached an unprecedented level, resulting in the deployment of troops and large-scale military drills by both sides.
The trilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, held in Sochi on 26 November, "was a constructive stage in the post-war peace process in the region and has opened up new prospects for peace and reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan" says Vasif Huseynov in this op-ed.
Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan have signed a trilateral gas swap deal for up to 2 billion cubic meters per year, Iranian media reported.
Under the deal, from 1.5 to 2 billion cubic meters of gas will be pumped annually from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan via Iran.
The South Caucasus region is still far from stability and peace a year after the Second Karabakh war. The changed regional balance of power indicates the increased role of Russia, the emerging presence of Turkey and persistence of Iran.
Turkey is facing a severe economic crisis these days, with a 15% devaluation of the Lira against the US dollar in just 24 hours.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the trilateral meeting between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia over the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan, on the anniversary of a peace deal ending a conflict between the two neighbours over a separatist region.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met in the Black Sea city of Sochi on Friday, 26 November 2021.
In the longer term, Romanian gas demand would increase further as the country expects to shut down large coal-fired capacities.
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