Day: October 20, 2026

Former Azerbaijan U-21 national team head coach Bernhard Lippert will visit Baku.

The 64-year-old German specialist told Report that he will travel to Azerbaijan in connection with the U-15 World Cup, which will be held in Baku.

“I will be in Baku on Wednesday. My visit is related to the U-15 World Cup, as I work as a FIFA expert,” Lippert said.

The U-15 World Cup and Festival will take place at the Hovsan Sports Complex from October 22 to 30. The opening ceremony and the tournament’s final will be held at the Baku Crystal Hall.

Lippert served as an assistant to his compatriot Berti Vogts with the Azerbaijan national team from 2009 to 2014. He also held the positions of technical director of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) from 2008 to 2020 and head coach of the Azerbaijan U-21 national team from 2009 to 2014.

His most recent position was technical director of Ghana’s national team, where he worked from 2020 to October 2023.

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) –Iran’s First Vice President Mohammadreza Aref has said Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) must move beyond merely condemning US-Israeli aggression and sanctions imposed against Iran, and also strengthen its economic power.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov received the speakers of the parliaments of member states of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TurkPA).

According to the press service of the Kyrgyz leader, cited by Report, Azerbaijan was represented at the meeting by Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 15th plenary session of the TurkPA Council in Bishkek.

Japarov described the meeting as a clear demonstration of friendship and mutual trust between brotherly states and reaffirmed Kyrgyzstan”s interest in further developing cooperation within TurkPA.

He also noted that the Assembly’s activities are aimed at strengthening ties between brotherly states and promoting deeper cooperation in trade and the economy, transport, energy, digitalization and humanitarian affairs, the press service said.

In turn, the parliamentary speakers highlighted TurkPA’s importance in developing interparliamentary cooperation, supporting integration processes and expanding ties between brotherly states.