Transit through Central Asia jumps 70% in four years
Transit flows through Central Asian countries have increased by 70% between 2020 and 2024, according to the Eurasian Development Bank’s Transport Pr...
On July 11–12, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov took part in the “Dubrovnik Forum” held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, under the theme “Channelling the Change.”
Deputy Minister Mammadov participated in a panel titled “Connecting Europe and Asia: Pathways to Partnership and Prosperity,” where he highlighted the importance of closer political and economic ties between Europe and Asia to promote global stability and sustainable development. He underlined Azerbaijan’s role as a dependable partner and a key transport and logistics corridor connecting the two continents.
He also noted Azerbaijan’s active involvement in regional integration through major multilateral initiatives in transport, energy, and communications, emphasising the country’s coordinating role across the Eurasian region.
On the sidelines of the forum, Mammadov met with Lu Shaye, head of China’s delegation and Special Representative for European Affairs, to discuss the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and China, including high-level visits and recent cooperation agreements.
Mammadov also held talks with Thailand’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russ Jalichandra, where they discussed the development of bilateral ties in areas such as the economy, culture, and humanitarian cooperation, along with collaboration within international organisations.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
Transit flows through Central Asian countries have increased by 70% between 2020 and 2024, according to the Eurasian Development Bank’s Transport Projects Observatory.
More than 200 electric buses from China have arrived in Tashkent as part of Uzbekistan’s plan to modernise its public transport system and cut carbon emissions.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by Elina Valtonen, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland.
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay €253 million in damages to Georgian citizens, a diplomatic victory that contrasts Tbilisi’s recent tensions within the Council of Europe.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that U.S. President Donald Trump had been misled by disinformation on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program which led him to order an attack on Iran in June.
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