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President Ilham Aliyev met CNCEC Chairman Mo Dingqi in Tianjin to discuss petrochemical cooperation and joint projects with SOCAR. He also held talks with Powerchina’s Executive Vice President Xi Yinfen on green energy and infrastructure collaboration.
On 2 September, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met in the Chinese city of Tianjin with Mo Dingqi, Chairman of “China National Chemical Engineering” (CNCEC).
According to Azertag, the discussions focused on cooperation between Azerbaijan and the company in the fields of the petrochemical industry, oil refining, and the production of petrochemical products. The CNCEC Chairman noted that Azerbaijan offered a favourable investment climate.
At the conclusion of the meeting, a Framework Agreement between the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and China National Chemical Engineering & Construction Corporation Seven Ltd was exchanged in the presence of President Aliyev and the CNCEC Chairman. The document envisages the implementation of joint projects both in Azerbaijan and in third countries.
On the same day, President Aliyev also met with Xi Yinfen, Executive Vice President of “Powerchina Group”. The meeting underlined the company’s successful operations in Azerbaijan.
The two sides discussed cooperation in green energy, environmental protection, water resource management, wastewater treatment, power generation, green hydrogen projects, construction, and equipment manufacturing. They also exchanged views on prospects for collaboration in the construction of solar and wind power plants, the integration of “smart energy systems”, and the training of local specialists.
Later that day, President Aliyev, accompanied by First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, travelled to Beijing by train. According to Azertag, they will participate in events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Chinese people’s resistance against Japanese occupation and the Victory in the Second World War.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said a Togo-flagged oil tanker was struck while attempting to make an “illegal passage” through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said early on Friday.
Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on the Gulf country.
The European Union will disburse €3.3 billion ($3.8 billion) to Ukraine for missiles and drones, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Houthi attacks target Riyadh amid concerns over Saudi oil supplies, as Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met and U.S. commitments are implemented, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday.
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, along with related equipment and services, the department said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported at least 10 people had died in Russian attacks over the last 24 hours.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has cleared the criminal record of former soldier Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian in the West Bank in 2016.
Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on the Gulf country.
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The death toll in a suicide attack at a police compound in northwest Pakistan has reached 31, AFP reported on Saturday, citing a police official.
Azerbaijan has rejected France’s justification for advising its citizens against travel to the country, after Paris cited risks of arbitrary detention and unfair trials.
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