Five Azerbaijan troops killed in road crash

At least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned, the government said. The accident occurred early Saturday in Guba region, some 168 km from capital Baku, reported Xinhua citing Azerbaijan's internal ministry. Though an investigation was underway , police said bad weather as well as mechanical defects might have caused ...

Visiting Tajik president seeks to enhance ties

/enpproperty--> Tajik President Emomali Rahmon seems to have enough reasons to be confident that his first visit to China under Beijing's new leadership will maintain close bilateral ties and give them "a new and fresh ...

Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Khalida Khalid and her driver released

Azerbaijani citizens arrested in Iran have been released. The employee of the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, researcher and publicist Khalida Khalid and her driver Shamkhal Huseynov have been released. The statement came from Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsun Pak Ayin. He said both citizens of Azerbaijan were released on 19 May ...

Greek premier arrives in Azerbaijan

The Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras arrived in Azerbaijan on 19 May. At the International airport of Heydar Aliyev the premier was welcomed by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Industry and Energy, co-chair of the Azerbaijani-Greek intergovernmental commission Natiq Aliyev and other officials. A short protocol conversation between Antonis Samaras and Natiq Aliyev was held at the salon ...

Ethnically diverse Azerbaijan among most tolerant countries

The ethnically diverse Azerbaijan where titular nation dominates, however, has included the country into the rating of the most tolerant societies. The results of the poll held in more than 80 countries (World Values Survey) were published on the website of The Washington Post. The poll aimed to draw parallels between economic development, as well as ethnic diversity of a country and tolerance ...