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Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Sep 28 The latest NASA image from the second largest salt lake “Urmia lake” shows that this lake is drying completely. These days, concerns about the destruction of Lake Urmia has become an international issue and an environmental crisis. Gary Lewis, the UN‘s representative in Iran, also expressed …

Ankara, Turkey, Sep 26 Turkey, after becoming a key player in solving Iraqi and Syrian issues, has become a world leader, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish media reported. Erdogan noted that currently Turkey also has economic and military power. The Turkish President once again called for reforms in …

 Baku, North Azerbaijan, Aug 30 The visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Azerbaijan, her meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, meeting with businessmen, the voiced opinions and statements will contribute to the relations between North Azerbaijan and Germany, further reinforcement and consolidation of mutual relations, Vice-Rector of the Academy of …

North Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug 4 Member of the Armenian National Congress Zoya Tadevosyan stated the necessity of Armenia’s withdrawing from the occupied territory of North Azerbaijan. She made this statement during the recent meeting with reporters. Tadevosyan noted that the occupied seven regions around Nagorno-Karabakh, which the Armenian side calls “liberated” …

Ankara,Turkey,Mar 5 Female personnel of the Turkish Armed Forces deployed on the border are actively participating in the country’s ongoing counter-terrorism operation in Syria’s northwestern region. As the Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) continue to advance toward Afrin’s city center, the female personnel are providing back-up support …

Baku, North Azerbaijan, Feb. 22 An event dedicated to the 26th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was held in Turkey’s capital of Ankara,Trend News agency reported. The event was held by the North Azerbaijan embassy in Turkey together with Ankara municipality. Adviser to the Turkish president Yalcin Topcu, MP from …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 20 German government responded to Yemeni missile attack in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, and strongly condemned  this attack. German government spokesman Stefan Zibert called for the immediate closure of the attacks. Nikki Haley the US Ambassador to the UN  has accused Iran of violating international law by supplying …

Baku, North Azerbaijan, Dec. 16 Policy pursued by Armenia aimed at resettling Syrian refugees of Armenian origin on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is a grave breach of the international humanitarian law, reads a statement by the Delegation of Azerbaijan at the United Nations High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges. …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 15 In an overwhelming sign of international support for human rights in Iran, 83 countries approved a resolution by the UN Third Committee today criticizing the state of human rights in the Islamic Republic. The resolution by the UN’s Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs, while …

Thirty-four Iranian and international NGOs, including the Association for the Human Rights of the Azerbaijani people in Iran (AHRAZ), have sent a joint letter to UN General Assembly member states urging them to support Resolution A/C.3/72/L.41, on human rights in Iran, which will be voted on next week before the …