Day: May 14, 2025

A videoconference meeting of the health ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member and observer countries was held under the chairmanship of Uganda, focusing on global health challenges ahead of the 78th session of the World Health Assembly, Azernews reports.

“Vertical farming can help us grow more vegetables with less space, less water, and zero pesticides,” says Tusya Garibashvili, who co-founded of Space Farms. via ⁦@euronews⁩ (2023) https://t.co/oXBMj4OtW6

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) May 14, 2025

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Paraguay Santiago Peña, Azernews reports.

Azerbaijan’s retail trade sector recorded notable growth in the first four months of 2025, according to the State Statistics Committee, Azernews reports.

Kang Kymgu has been appointed as the new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Azerbaijan, the South Korean Embassy in Baku has announced, Azernews reports.

Aligned or Multi-aligned? Georgia’s Foreign Policy in Flux. via ⁦@GIP_ge⁩ https://t.co/ncMGeXx7rW

The 9th Mugham Television Competition has kicked off with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azernews reports.

Quo vadis, #Georgia? The political strategy of a conservative twist in the new cycle of populism under Georgian Dream rule (2020–24). By David Matsaberidze https://t.co/TXpf8kyUfY

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) May 14, 2025

In the first four months of 2024, mandatory state social insurance payments in Azerbaijan exceeded 2.038 billion manats, reflecting the continued trend of labor market formalization, including the increase in officially registered employees and declared salaries.