BUDAPEST, FEB 15 — “Hungary supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,” said the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto at the 7th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Hungary Intergovernmental Commission held in Budapest.“This is our honest and fair position. Our relations are built on this very strategic point,” the minister added.The 7th meeting of Azerbaijan-Hungary intergovernmental commission was held in Budapest. The meeting featured the signing of the protocol on future directions of bilateral interaction between the two countries.
Engro, Shell sign agreement
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (DNA): During a speech at the Pakistan Energy Reform conference in Islamabad today the CEO of Engro Elengy Terminal Ltd (EETL) Jahangir Piracha announced the signature of heads of agreement (HOA) with Excelerate and with Shell for the expansion of the Elengy Terminal in Port Qasim.The EETL terminal is a joint venture between Engro Corporation and RoyalVopak of the Netherlands. It is Pakistan’s first floating LNG importterminal, which began operations in March 2015 and is recognized as themost utilized FSRU worldwide. It currently fulfils as much as 15 percentof Pakistan’s daily natural gas requirements. EETL has handled over 280LNG cargoes to date.
World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics, Tumbling gets underway in Baku
BAKU, FEB 15 — The FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling has today started in Baku.150 gymnasts from 30 countries are contesting medals at the National Gymnastics Arena.The event will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.The qualifications will take place on the first day of the competitions and will be followed by finals next day. The traditional “AGF Trophy” will be presented to the gymnasts with the highest execution score in the tournament.Azerbaijan’s hopes are pinned on Seljan Magsudova and Farid Mustafayev.
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Azerbaijan elected deputy chair of Bureau of 14th Session of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee
BAKU, FEB 15 – Members of the Bureau of the 14th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the UN Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Cultural Self-Diversity in the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris have been elected.Azerbaijan was elected deputy chair of the Bureau for a one-year term.
Tayyip Erdogan presents a book to President Alvi, PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 15 (DNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has presented the book “Occupying the Century: Palestine under Unilateral Plans” to his Pakistani counterpart, Arif Alvi, and Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to Islamabad.According to a statement issued by the Turkish Presidency Communication Department, which prepared the book in Turkish, English and Arabic languages with the aim of increasing awareness of the Palestinian issue.
Uzbek embassy organizes paintings competition
ISLAMABAD, FEB 15 (DNA) – The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Islamabad organized a ceremony of painting contest titled “Uzbekistan through the Eyes of Pakistani Children” in order to pay tribute and to celebrate the birthday of the great Zahir Ud Din Babur.More than 100 young students (6-12 years) from different top schools of Islamabad participated in the competition.The embassy posted the beautiful paintings on its official profile of the Embassy on Facebook.
Azerbaijan becoming peoples’ partnership model for universal prosperity
BAKU, FEB 14 – Azerbaijan holds a key place in the North-South International Transport Corridor project, and not only because of its geographical position, Russian political analyst Andrey Ivanov told.The political analyst noted that Azerbaijan is perceived by the project partners as the most reliable and conscientious partner.“Firstly, all necessary infrastructure has already been built in Azerbaijan,” said Ivanov. “That is, the country has become locomotive of the global project. But what is no less important is that everyone realizes that building relationships with Baku is very easy. Look at Azerbaijan’s foreign policy. It is built solely on the basis of friendliness and mutually beneficial cooperation.”
Turkish defence minister meets COAS Gen. Bajwa
RAWALPINDI, FEB 14 (DNA) – General Hulusi Akar (Retired), Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), today.During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security and measures to further enhance bilateral defence collaboration were discussed. COAS said that Pakistan values its unique relationship with Turkey and would always stand by our brothers.The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s contributions for conflict prevention in the region and for standing by Turkey & pledged the same for Pakistan.=DNA
Virus has no boundaries: Wang Yi calls for global cooperation against COVID-19
BEIJING, FEB 14 — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday in Berlin that virus has no boundaries and the international community should work together to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).“In this battle to safeguard human health, mutual understanding, trust and support across national borders matter the most,” Wang stressed at a joint press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas.Since the epidemic broke out, the Chinese government has taken the most comprehensive and strictest measures to control and prevent the disease, said Wang.
Pakistan, Azerbaijan discuss military education cooperation
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN: — The Director General of the Directorate of Military Training of the General Headquarters of Pakistan Armed Forces Major General Saqib Mehmud Malik along with a delegation visited Baku.In Baku, the delegation visited the War College of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan wherein the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Chief of the Main Department of Combat Training and Military Education Lieutenant General Nizam Osmanov briefed it about reforms carried out in the Azerbaijan Army.
