Pope Francis’s funeral to be held on Saturday; many world leaders expected

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that… Read more

Putin says he is open to direct peace talks with Ukraine

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Monday bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time in years, and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was… Read more

Azerbaijan, Algeria hold second round of political consultations

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Algiers, the capital of Algeria, on Monday hosted the second round of political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan and Algeria. The consultations were led… Read more

Leyla Aliyeva meets with spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ As part of her visit to Vietnam, Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, met with Ngô Phương Ly, spouse of the General Secretary of… Read more

Oil prices surge in global markets

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Oil prices increased in global markets. On the London Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Brent crude rose by $0.33 to reach $66.59 per barrel. Meanwhile, Light crude on… Read more

New destination from AZAL: Direct flights to Shymkent starting in June

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan’s national air carrier, AZAL, is expanding its route network and will launch regular flights from Baku to Shymkent in June. The inaugural flight to the… Read more

Azerbaijan, Ukraine enhance cooperation in social security and rehabilitation

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Anar Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population, met with Yuriy Gusev, Ukraine’s ambassador to the country. During the meeting, Anar Aliyev underscored… Read more

Eurasian Regional Center of ICYF presents “International Youth Platform for the Protection of Mine Victims’ Rights” at UN ECOSOC Youth Forum

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Ramin Habibzada, Deputy Director-General of the Eurasian Regional Center of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC), addressed a side event titled “The Perspective of Non-Aligned Movement… Read more

BHOS, Türkiye’s Boğaziçi University discuss cooperation

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Rector of Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) of SOCAR Elmar Gasimov took part in the Eurasia Higher Education Summit and Exhibition (EURIE 2025), held in Istanbul.… Read more

Azerbaijan to welcome chess stars at “Battle of the Champions”

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan will host chess tournament “Battle of the Champions” on April 28-30. The tournament, co-organized by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, the Ministry of Youth and Sports,… Read more