From Uzbekistan to France: The Environmental and Geopolitical Fault Lines of Exporting Uranium

In late 2022, Uzbekistan’s state-owned uranium producer Navoiuran signed a contract worth nearly 9 million euro with the Kazakh logistics company TOO Logistic Centre to supply Uzbek uranium to France via Russian territory. The deliveries are...

Third Azerbaijan National Urban Forum kicks off in Khankendi

Khankendi, October 15, AZERTAC The 3rd Azerbaijan National Urban Forum, themed “Towards Climate-Resilient and Healthy Cities: Harnessing Regional Partnerships and Innovative Solutions,” opened in Khankendi on October 15. Anar Guliyev, Chairman of...

Ambassador: Belarus cooperates with Azerbaijan in most sectors of the economy

APA-Economics presents an interview with Fergus Auld, the British Ambassador to Azerbaijan: – Mr. Ambassador, this year’s 3rd National Urban Forum of Azerbaijan focuses on “Climate Resilient and Healthy Cities.” What are your expectations? – I...

To the participants of the Third National Urban Forum of Azerbaijan

Dear Forum participants! I welcome you on the occasion of the opening of the Third National Urban Forum of Azerbaijan. Welcome to the city of Khankendi. I welcome you to the city of Khankendi for the Third National Urban Forum of Azerbaijan. This...

President: Urban planning is a priority direction in Azerbaijan’s national development strategy

Baku, October 15, AZERTAC Urban planning constitutes one of the priority directions in Azerbaijan’s national development strategy, President Ilham Aliyev said in his address to the participants of the third National Urban Forum of Azerbaijan. The...

President: Decision to host 13th session of World Urban Forum in Baku is an indicator of Azerbaijan's contribution to international urbanization processes

Baku, October 15, AZERTAC “The decision to hold the 13th session of the World Urban Forum - one of the world’s most influential events in the field of urban planning - in the city of Baku in 2026 is an indicator of Azerbaijan’s contribution to...

Pakistan successfully launches first Hyper spectral Satellite from China

Islamabad, Hilal Ahmad, October 20, AZERTAC The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) achieved a major milestone on Sunday with the successful launch of Pakistan’s first hyperspectral satellite (HS-1) from the Chinese...

UN official: Azerbaijan's urban development initiatives are considered a positive example

Azerbaijan’s urban planning and climate resilience initiatives are recognized globally as positive examples, said Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), during her speech at the “3rd...

NATO War-Games Climate Collapse

It’s the 11th hour for countries to respond to irreversible climate change, security experts agreed at the fourth annual NATO Climate Change and Security Summit — mere days after Montréal broke another seasonal heat record. The gathering brought...

UN Experts Urge Release Of Researchers Igbal Abilov And Bahruz Samadov, Charged With Treason: Azerbaijan

OHCHR GENEVA – UN experts* today called on authorities of Azerbaijan to release two researchers, Igbal Abilov and Bahruz Samadov, who have been held in detention for over a year on charges related to their academic work, peaceful criticism of...

President Ilham Aliyev addresses participants of 3rd National Urban Forum of Azerbaijan

Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture, read out President Ilham Aliyev's address to the participants of the 3rd Azerbaijan National Urban Forum on the theme “Towards Climate-Resilient and Healthy Cities:...

Azerbaijan’s Electronic Security Service, Cybersecurity Center of Uzbekistan ink MoU in Tashkent

Baku, October 13, AZERTAC An Azerbaijani delegation from the Electronic Security Service (ESS) under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport participated in the “Cyber Security Summit 2025” held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Addressing the...

As Brazil readies for COP30 climate talks, finance ministers offer plan for $1.3 trillion in yearly finance

By Katy Daigle, Lisandra Paraguassu and Simon Jessop WASHINGTON/BRASILIA (Reuters) -A group of 35 finance ministers laid out suggestions on Wednesday for scaling climate finance to $1.3 trillion a year, a key demand by developing nations ahead of...

Why couldn't Azerbaijan not be in Sharm el-Sheikh

Peace is the greatest asset a country can have. Peace, stability, a friendly environment and guarantees that all this will be preserved and multiplied. Guarantees are created by the States themselves through the strengthening of international...

MAMA 'Mother Nature' Int'l Art Exhibition opens at Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin

On October 14, the MAMA "Mother Nature" International Art Exhibition opened at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin. Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva and Arzu Aliyeva...

Urban planning is a priority direction in Azerbaijan’s national development strategy - ...

Urban planning constitutes one of the priority directions in Azerbaijan’s national development strategy, President Ilham Aliyev said in his address to the participants of the third National Urban Forum of Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. The head of...

A Pageant of Vanity — In Three Acts

By MAÎTRE BARKEV DAVIDIAN Before President Donald Trump’s vanity and self-adoration, countless incense-bearers gather. They are dazzled by his gilded appearances, seduced by his nationalist posturing, and intoxicated by the splendor of the...

Azerbaijani Deputy PM: Relevance of "3+3" regional consultation mechanism is increasing

It is extremely important to strengthen initiatives for peace, stability, security, prosperity, and cooperation in the region for the development of cooperation in all fields, said Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev at the trilateral meeting...

Bayramov and Valtonen discuss Azerbaijan–Finland cooperation and OSCE priorities [PHOTO]

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Elina Valtonen, Finland’s Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Azernews reports citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting addressed Azerbaijan–Finland bilateral...

From global platforms to local polls: Cyprus charts its course

Since the election of Ersin Tatar as president in 2020, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has made effective use of opportunities to defend the rights of the Turkish Cypriot people and to enhance the country’s visibility on numerous...