Day: October 16, 2023

NPR News: 10-16-2023 9AM EDT

The Ambassador of Italy to Azerbaijan, Claudio Taffuri, recently spoke at a joint event to mark the launch of ADA University School of Agricultural and Food Sciences and World Food Day held in Baku. During his speech, he highlighted Italy’s potential to contribute to bringing technologies in the field of food and agriculture to Azerbaijan, Azernews reports.

In cooperation with FAO, the opening of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science at ADA University and World Food Day was marked, Azernews reports.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke via phone yesterday with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the US State Department said, Report informs.

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake occurred in the Bering Sea north of the Andreanof Islands, Alaska, US, at around 02:35 on October 16. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke on the phone, Erdogan’s press service said, Report informs.

The share of nuclear energy in the global energy balance will increase from the current 10% to 20% by 2050, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, Report informs via TASS.

The Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for Strasbourg, France, Report informs via Sputnik-Armenia.