![President Ilham Aliyev met with President of French Senate <span class="color_red">[PHOTO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/07/20/195x125/frenchsenate3.jpg)
![Azerbaijan, France enjoy good opportunities for military-technical co-op <span class="color_red">[PHOTO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/07/20/195x125/militarytechnical1.jpg)
Nation
![Azerbaijanis of Ukraine uniting <span class="color_red">[PHOTO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/07/20/300x175/diaspora1.jpg)
10:24
The Congress of Azerbaijanis of Ukraine and the United Diaspora of Azerbaijanis of Ukraine have decided to merge, and a working group has been created to complete this process from the legal point of view, Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Work with the Diaspora said in a message.
![President Ilham Aliyev met with Managing Director of Wilmotte & Associes Architectes <span class="color_red">[PHOTO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/07/20/195x125/architectes2.jpg)
Oil & Gas
19 July 14:33
The 2018 budget of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) was amended by the Decree of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev dated July 17, 2018.
Business
09:56
Official exchange rate of the US dollar and euro against Azerbaijani manat was set at 1.7 and 1.9828 manats respectively for July 20.
Nagorno-karabakh conflict
19 July 15:13
The Azerbaijani state seeks to settle the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the norms and principles of international law, Assistant to the Azerbaijani President for Work with Law Enforcement Bodies and Military Issues Fuad Alasgarov said on July 18.
![Russian Foreign Ministry rep talks achieving main goal of Karabakh conflict’s settlement <span class="color_red">[VIDEO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/07/19/195x125/mid_rf_050618.jpg)
Armenian Aggression
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10:13
Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 86 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said July 20.
World
08:00
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced in a Thursday tweet that US President Donald Trump has asked National Security Adviser John Bolton to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington, DC, this fall, Sputnik reported.
Travel
18 July 18:27
The flag carrier of Kazakhstan Air Astana has been recognized for the 7th time as the best airline in Central Asia and India, the airline informed on July 18.
Lifestyle
29 June 17:19
Self-discipline leads to triumph. It is a regular challenge in any aspect of your life.
![International Day of Yoga celebrated in Baku <span class="color_red">[PHOTO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/06/25/195x125/yodaday1.jpg)
Culture
![Park in honor of national singer appears in Kiev <span class="color_red">[PHOTO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/07/19/300x175/mparkk9.jpg)
19 July 14:11
Azerbaijan is interested in implementing new projects in the field of culture with Ukraine and is ready to support it. Tourism and Culture
![National pianist conquers Poland and Hungary <span class="color_red">[PHOTO/VIDEO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/07/19/195x125/elchintrio1.jpg)
![Azerbaijan represented at Astana-Arkau music festival <span class="color_red">[PHOTO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/07/18/195x125/astanaaktau8.jpg)
Analysis
18 July 14:17
Since the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, too many policymakers have fallen for the oil and gas industry’s rhetoric about how it can help to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
![IDC DX Day 2018: Results of IDC’s Conference on Business Digitalization in Baku <span class="color_red">[PHOTO]</span>](https://www.azernews.az/media/2018/06/04/300x175/raf_2018305-min.jpg)
