Azerbaijan increased the trade turnover with Italy by $4 billion in January-November 2021, the State Customs Committee has reported.

Employees of the Italian company "C Group" visited Fuzuli, Trend reports citing the publication of the special representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the liberated territories (with the exception of the Shusha region), which are part of the Karabakh economic region, Emin Huseynov.

Azerbaijan has increased the trade turnover with Italy by $2.8 billion to $7 billion during the period of January-October 2021, the State Customs Committee has reported.

Member of the Italian Senate from the Forward Italy party, Senator Urania Papatheu made statements in which she condemned the recent military provocations of Armenia on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border and supported Azerbaijan, Trend reports.

The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry and the Italian General Staff delegations have held discussions on the bilateral cooperation plan at the ministry's International Military Cooperation Directorate, the ministry reported on November 17.

Italy was Azerbaijan's largest trade partner during the period of January-September 2021, with the trade turnover between the two countries amounting to $5.9 billion, the State Customs Committee has reported.

The Italian city of Turin has been chosen as the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The city is an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy.

Italy reported 51 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 66 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose marginally to 4,578 from 4,552, Trend reports citing Reuters.

In an interview with an Italian media member of the Italian Senate from the Forward Italy party, Senator Urania Papatheu praised the activity of the Azerbaijani peacekeeping contingent to ensure the security of the Kabul international airport, Trend reports on Aug. 30.

Italian wine exports recovered enough to surpass pre-pandemic levels during the first half of this year, according to a preliminary report released by the consultancy Nomisma, Trend reports citing Xinhua.