Day: November 30, 2021

The 5-day International Youth Festival of Modern Muslim Culture has successfully ended in Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The festival was organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs of Tatarstan, Federal Agency for Youth Affairs of the Russian Federation, Tatarstan Youth Center “Selet” (Selet), Academy of Youth Diplomacy, Project Office for International Youth Cooperation in the wing of Russia-OIC, Kazan State University of Culture and Arts, Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation, in partnership with the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), its Eurasian Regional Center (ICYF-ERC) and a number of other organizations.

During the event, attended by about 10 representatives from Azerbaijan, young people from Muslim countries demonstrated their skills in music, theater, folklore, choreography, visual arts and other areas of culture.

Addressing the closing ceremony, Acting Director General of the Eurasian Regional Center of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum Vusal Gurbanov thanked the co-organizers, in particular, Minister of Youth Affairs of Tatarstan Timur Suleymanov, and Rector of Kazan State University of Culture and Arts Roza Ahmadiyeva. He also stressed the importance of holding such events in the OIC member states in the future.

The Eurasian Regional Center of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC) has also organized an event dedicated to the 880th anniversary of great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi on the sidelines of the International Youth Festival of Modern Muslim Culture held in Kazan.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

According to the combat training plan for 2021, the Air Defense units carried out combat firing, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC.

The main purpose of the combat firing was to improve military personnel’s skills in using anti-aircraft mounts and further increase the combat capability of the units.

Combat crews of air defense assets professionally fulfilled tasks on destroying detected air targets of an imaginary enemy by practical firing.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Federal Minister of Defense Production of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, co-chair of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Joint Commission Zobaida Jalal.

The sides praised the successful development of bilateral friendly relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in various fields. The importance of Zobaida Jalal’s visit in terms of expanding this cooperation was pointed out.

Recalling with satisfaction his recent meeting with the President of Pakistan, the President of Azerbaijan noted that this meeting was very successful and contributed to the strengthening of bilateral relations.

Touching upon the activities of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Joint Commission meeting to be held in Baku, President Ilham Aliyev expressed his confidence that the event would serve to expand economic cooperation, increase trade and raise the level of relations between business communities of the two countries. The head of state also stressed the need for setting out investment priorities.

President Ilham Aliyev once again thanked Pakistan for its continued political and moral support for and brotherly stance on Azerbaijan’s just position during the Patriotic War and stressed that the Azerbaijani people appreciated it.

In this regard, the President noted that the Azerbaijani side would be pleased to see Pakistani companies among the foreign companies involved in the reconstruction and restoration work in the liberated territories.

Minister Zobaida Jalal stressed that her country highly values brotherly relations with Azerbaijan, noting that these relations had passed the test of time over the years. He noted that the victory of Azerbaijan in the Patriotic War was celebrated in Pakistan with festive events, describing it as an indicator of brotherly relations between the two countries.

The minister expressed her confidence that the meeting of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Joint Commission would also contribute to expanding bilateral relations.

The sides also highlighted the importance of expanding cooperation in all areas, including trade, energy, transport, tourism, education and military-technical spheres. They exchanged views on further expansion of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan-Turkey trilateral cooperation format in various directions. The two countries’ constant support to each other, both bilaterally and within international organizations was hailed at the meeting.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

Japan stopped accepting new foreign arrivals on Tuesday due to concerns about the global spread of the Omicron variant, according to NHK WORLD-JAPAN.

The first international flight to arrive at Narita Airport near Tokyo before noon Tuesday was from the Philippines capital Manila. No new foreign arrivals were seen disembarking.

Japan had reopened its borders to foreign students, business people and technical trainees under certain conditions from November 8. But after only three weeks the measure has been suspended.

Quarantine rules for Japanese and others re-entering the country will also be tightened again from Wednesday.

Instead of a minimum of three days, they will be told to isolate at home or other facilities for 14 days.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency