Day: September 6, 2025

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At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the acclaimed Azerbaijani director Hilal Baydarov presented his latest work, Sermon to the Void, in the “Out of Competition Fiction” section. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Azerbaijan Film Commission (ARKA), the film was screened on September 5 and received enthusiastic responses from both audiences and cinema professionals.

Africa has praised Azerbaijan for its proactive diplomatic engagement in climate action and peacebuilding. The remarks were made yesterday during the “Vulnerable Countries Forum,” organized by Azerbaijan’s COP29 Presidency and the Baku Center for Climate and Peace Action, as part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) African Climate Week (ACW), Azernews reports.

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Azerbaijani judokas delivered a remarkable performance at the 3rd Turkic States Universiade, held in Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, Azernews reports.

@SouthCaucasus Thanx, Ralph! It was by all measures an hilarious event 😂

Budapest hosted an Azerbaijan–Hungary Business Forum as part of the 11th meeting of the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation between the governments of Azerbaijan and Hungary. The event brought together representatives from both the public and private sectors, Azernews reports.