The achievement of the financial stability allowed Azerbaijan to become a serious participant in investment projects abroad. Azerbaijan invested $۶ billion in foreign countries from ۲۰۰۳ to ۲۰۱۱. Azerbaijani Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev said that Azerbaijan has become a country exporting investments. The accelerated pace of developing ...

National security is a game of managing risk – pure and simple. During the Cold War, states were the primary target for intelligence; non-state actors, like terrorists, were secondary. As a result, national intelligence services had not digested the implications of the end of the Cold War when the first wave of terrorist attacks struck. In the ...

Lighthouses are the most romantic places in the land! The places where solitude and music of waves and earth domain! The Apsheron Lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses of the Caspian Sea. The lighthouse in the Lankaran city, Azerbaijan, also has a rich history. The photos below reflect the romance and magnificence that these lighthouses allow ...

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan today received the delegation led by the French minister of culture and communication Frederick Mitterrand. The head of Azerbaijani state noted successful development of the relations between Azerbaijan and France in versatile fields, including in the field of culture. Speaking of cultural events the President said ...

TEHRAN, BAKU, TEL AVIV (Combined Sources)—Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Iran said a $۱.۶ billion arms deal with Israel, which was announced Sunday, was made “to liberate occupied Azerbaijani land,” Iranian news agencies reported Tuesday. The Azeri ambassador, Javanshir Akhundov, acknowledged the arms purchase after getting confirmation ...

President Aliyev (left) and President Saakashvili (right) review the Azerbaijani army honor guard during an official welcoming ceremony in Baku, March ۶. Photo: Azerbaijani President's press office. President Saakashvili, who pays a two-day official visit to Baku, met his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on March ۶. The two Presidents “expressed ...

Baku – APA. Azerbaijani first lady, president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva has met French minister of culture and communication Frédéric Mitterrand, APA reports quoting AzerTAc. Prior to the meeting, Mr. Mitterand and his delegation viewed a photo exhibition reflecting national leader Heydar Aliyev’s life ...

Baku-APA. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today visited the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium to inspect overhaul and reconstruction work. The President was told that rebuilding work at the stadium was carried out by Korean Samhoa company, APA reports. The work will include increasing the capacity of the ۲۹,۸۷۰-seat stadium by a further ۲,...

NAKHICHEVAN (News.az)—Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey on Wednesday pledged further cooperation between the three countries in a declaration signed in Nakhichevan. The declaration followed a meeting between the ministers, Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan, Ali Akbar Salehi of Iran and Ahmet Davutoglu of Turkey. In the declaration,...

Tbilisi and Baku have agreed to make a joint bid to host UEFA European Football Championship, said President Saakashvili while addressing the legislative body of Azerbaijan, Milli Majlis, on March ۷. Poland and Ukraine will host the European football championship this year and EURO ۲۰۱۶ will be hosted by France. The bidding process to host EURO ۲۰۲۰ ...