Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, was awarded the badge of the Russian Foreign Ministry "For contribution to international cooperation", Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

An event dedicated to the National Day of France was held in Baku on July 12.

Azerbaijan and Georgia are continuing talks on border delimitation, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told reporters on the sidelines of the event dedicated to the French National Day, Trend reports.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order appointing Khalaf Khalafov Deputy Foreign Minister, Trend reports.

The joint commission on demarcation of the state border between Azerbaijan and Russia has so far adopted all normative legal documents, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said on December 12.

The future of the EU’s Eastern Partnership program depends on the restoration of peace and stability in the conflict regions, said Khalaf Khalafov, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister.

The illegal economic activity of Armenia in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, its settlement policy and export of the goods manufactured through draining resources of the occupied territories must be prevented, said Khalaf Khalafov.

The problem of migration and refugees threatens international security, leads to violation of borders of other states and promotes formation of separatist regimes, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said on March 15 in Baku at the PACE session on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.

He was commenting on the reports about the restoration of a mosque by Iranian specialists in Azerbaijani territories occupied by the Armenian armed forces.

Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov met with an Indian delegation led by the Deputy FM Sujata Mehta on July 28 to conduct the next round of political consultations between the two countries.