Day: May 20, 2025

Diversifying tourism pays off as Azerbaijan draws new interest from afar  AzerNews

Azerbaijan’s tourism sector, long driven by inflows from traditional markets like the CIS and Gulf countries, is experiencing nuanced changes that both validate its diversification efforts and reveal emerging challenges. According to the State Border Service, 735,800 foreigners and stateless persons visited Azerbaijan between January and April 2025—a modest increase of 1.3% compared to the same period last year. Visitors came from 174 countries, with the largest shares originating from Russia (24.2%), Türkiye (18.0%), India (11.0%), and Iran (9.0%).

On May 20, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in Budapest for a working visit at the invitation of Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, Azernews reports.

Azerbaijan has revealed the number of exported chemical products over the first quarter of 2025. According to the report of the State Statistics Committee, in the first four months of 2025, Azerbaijan exported over …

The traditional freestyle wrestling tournament dedicated to the memory of five-time world champion Ali Aliyev has ended in the Russian city of Kaspiysk, Azernews reports.

President Ilham Aliyev: Transforming the liberated lands into a space of progress is one of the main pillars of our state policy  Aze.Media

Azerkhalcha opens carpet exhibition “Harmony of Beauty: Timeless elegance of Azerbaijani carpets” for first time in Moldova [PHOTOS]  AzerNews

Following exhibitions in Strasbourg, Brussels, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, Riga, Liepaja, Tallinn and Prague, the exhibition “Harmony of Beauty. The Timeless Elegance of Azerbaijani Carpets”, featuring Azerbaijani carpets produced by “Azerkhalcha” OJSC, was held in Moldova on May 17-18, 2025, Azernews reports.

Azerbaijan’s Shusha set to host int’l festival celebrating children’s creativity  Trend News Agency

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys has cast doubts on whether the Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the Ukraine war anytime soon. In an interview with RFE/RL on May 19, the minister also explained why Vilnius is taking Belarus to the International Court of Justice.