The U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller, announced at today’s press briefing that the U.S. has sanctioned “dozens ” of Georgian individuals in its first tranche of sanctions, News.az reports citing Civil.ge.

The global trade is becoming increasingly strained and politicized, Board Chairman of Severstal Alexey Mordashov said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

The Joint Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Belarus has held its 14th meeting in Minsk.

The Turkmen-Emirati Business Forum will be held in Ashgabat city on June 24-25, 2024, News.az reports.

Moscow and Baku are in talks regarding the establishment of Russian consulates general in Azerbaijan, with Russia expressing hope for a positive outcome on this matter, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said during the Russia-Azerbaijan session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), News.Az reports..

“Azerbaijan and Hungary are strategic partners and relevant documents have already been signed,” President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with the speakers of parliaments of TURKPA member states.

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis have held a phone call, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has told News.Az.

“The strengthening and unification of the Turkic world will turn the Turkic world and the Organization of Turkic States into a great powerhouse on a global scale,” President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with the speakers of parliaments of TURKPA member states.

Today, realizing the importance of the topic, everyone is talking about the energy transition, Elmir Musayev, Director of SOCAR Green, a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), said during his speech on the second day of the Baku Energy Forum.

The oil price will stand at $80-85 per barrel in 2024, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).