Azerbaijan

While countries are still struggling to come to an agreement over the quantum of finance that developed nations must mobilise in the coming years to fight climate change, Azerbaijan, the host of this year’s climate conference, has decided…
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Destinations such as the UAE, Thailand, and the USA top the chart that Indians love to travel to, with Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Bhutan leading the emerging destinations chart, according to the latest report by MakeMyTrip. 'Student…
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Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has emphasized the country’s interest in deepening cooperation with Central Asian nations in the renewable energy sector. Speaking at the recent meeting of Central Asian Heads of State and the Republic…
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Azerbaijan has invited Armenia to the Cop29 climate summit, a senior Azerbaijani official said on Sunday. Hikmet Hajiyev, foreign policy adviser to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, told reporters an invitation had been extended to the…
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Azerbaijan, the host of this year's UN climate talks, has shelved a planned levy on fossil fuel production and instead launched a fund to "invest" in climate action in developing countries. Reports suggest that Azerbaijan, which relies…
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Azerbaijan’s government has been accused of cracking down on media and civil society activism before the country’s hosting of crucial UN climate talks later this year. Human Rights Watch has found at least 25 instances of the arrest or…
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Vladanka Andreeva, the UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, reaffirmed the United Nations’ commitment to supporting Azerbaijan and actively participating in efforts related to COP29 during the “29 Climate Conversations: The Road to COP29”…
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Following the UN’s COP28 climate talks in oil-fuelled Dubai, the COP29 conference is headed for the historic cradle of oil, Azerbaijan, which is in the midst of a gas boom. The former Soviet republic of 10 million people brimming with…
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday that he has proposed the signing of a non-aggression pact to Azerbaijan, pending a comprehensive peace treaty between the arch-foe Caucasus neighbors. Yerevan and Baku have fought two…
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The government of Azerbaijan has appointed its environment minister Mukhtar Babayev to be the president of the Cop29 climate talks in Baku in November. While Babayev will chair the talks, Azerbaijan’s deputy foreign minister Yalchin…
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