It is pleasant to see a big number of candidates participating in the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger told reporters in Baku, Trend reports on Jan. 17.

The United States and China have agreed to restart semi-annual talks aimed at resolving economic disputes between the two countries, a process abandoned at the start of the Trump administration as a trade conflict between the countries escalated, Trend reports citing Reuters.

If the European countries involved in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) fulfil their commitments, Iran will continue to implement the nuclear deal without the US, spokesman for the Iranian government Ali Rabiei said at the press-conference in Iran.

Iran has attacked American targets in Iraq. It was noted that the IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) launched at least 35 missiles on Ayn al-Asad air base in Iraq's west and the base in Erbil.

The fee for multiple entry visas for US and Korean citizens has been reduced by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers in Azerbaijan, Trend reports referring to the cabinet.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday a “phase one” trade deal between the United States and China was “very good” for global economic growth, and added that the second phase could come in several steps, Trend reports citing Reuters.

The US Senate resolution on recognition of the so-called "Armenian genocide" has no legal basis, Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said, Trend reports citing Turkish media.

The US will continue cooperation with Azerbaijan on security issues, US ambassador to Azerbaijan Lee Litzenberger told reporters at the presentation of the accelerator platform for women entrepreneurs in Baku, Trend reports on Dec. 13.

The free and democratic elections may allow Azerbaijan to move forward, US ambassador to Azerbaijan Lee Litzenberger told reporters at the press-conference in Baku, Trend reports on Dec. 13.

A country that supports women entrepreneurs is a country that is developing in all directions, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Lee Litzenberger told reporters in Baku at the presentation of the accelerator platform for women entrepreneurs, Trend reports from the event.