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Azerbaijani Parliament speaker meets with Former UK PM

Azerbaijani Parliament speaker meets with Former UK PM

Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova has met with the former UK Prime Minister, Member of the House of Lords Baroness Theresa May in Baku. Theresa May commended Azerbaijan for holding a globally significant event, …

Azerbaijani President meets with UK's PM

Azerbaijani President meets with UK's PM

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Keir Starmer on November 12. Ilham Aliyev highlighted that this visit marked the British PM’s first trip to …

UK taking actions on Israel-Iran reconciliation

UK taking actions on Israel-Iran reconciliation

UK Foreign Minister David Lammy said he has spoken to his Israeli and Iranian counterparts Israel Katz and Abbas Araghchi in separate calls today after Israel struck Iranian military sites. “Today, I held important …

Britain freezes dialogue with Georgia

Britain freezes dialogue with Georgia

The British authorities have decided to freeze the UK-Georgia Wardrop Strategic Dialogue and cancel talks between the defense chiefs due to the activities of the Georgian authorities, …

Labour Party wins parliamentary election in UK

Labour Party wins parliamentary election in UK

The opposition Labour Party has emerged victorious at the elections to the British parliament. It secured 411 out of 650 seats at the House of Commons, garnering the necessary majority to form the government. The Conservative Party, …

Julian Assange released from prison in UK

Julian Assange released from prison in UK

WikiLeaks said its founder Julian Assange has been released from the British Belmarsh prison, where he has been held since 2019, and left the UK by plane. "He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of …

John Zosimos’ ancient manuscript returns to Georgia

John Zosimos’ ancient manuscript returns to Georgia

Founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili purchased a unique handwritten manuscript of the 10th-century by the famed Georgian calligrapher, author, translator and bookbinder-monk John Zosimos at Christie's auction in …

Baku urges to abandon doom and gloom narrative around Azerbaijan and Armenia

Baku urges to abandon doom and gloom narrative around Azerbaijan and Armenia

Azerbaijani Ambassador to London Elin Suleymanov responded to a new article by The Guardian columnist Patrick Wintour, urging to abandon pessimistic narrative around the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement process, because the situation has radically changed recently, most importantly, for the better.

Baku responds to London's criticism of Azerbaijani media

Baku responds to London's criticism of Azerbaijani media

Spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aykhan Hajizada responded to the publication of the UK Ambassador Fergus Auld to Azerbaijan on X. According to him, the British envoy failed to provide a balanced assessment …

Armenia appoints military attaché to embassy in UK

Armenia appoints military attaché to embassy in UK

The Armenian government has appointed a military attaché to the embassy of Armenia in the United Kingdom. The decision was adopted during the government's Cabinet session on April 12. The rationale for …

Flow of tourists from Russia to Antalya declining

Flow of tourists from Russia to Antalya declining

The flow of tourists from Russia to Antalya has begun to decline, although Russians still remain in the top 3 tourists in the most popular Turkish province. In general, the number of people wishing to relax in Antalya, on the contrary, is growing.

Russia bars UK from fishing in Barents Sea

Russia bars UK from fishing in Barents Sea

The Russian Government has signed the law on denunciation of the fisheries agreement with the United Kingdom. The document was posted on the legal information web portal. The agreement was made in 1956 between the USSR and the United …