Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Composers’ Union has announced a virtual festival-competition for the best patriotic choral song. The music contest is based on the works for the choirs by People’s Artist Azer Dadashev. “Azerbaijan Composers’ Unions actively promoted the music pieces on a patriotic theme. This work acquired particular relevance during the Second Karabakh War when Azerbaijan achieved a brilliant victory and liberated its territories occupied by …

A new COVID-19 variant has not yet been recorded in Azerbaijan, Infectious disease doctor Farrukh Sadirov said, Trend reports. According to Sadirov, it is premature to talk about the clinical revelation of the COVID-19 genetic mutation. Data on the clinical revelation of COVID-19 began to clear up six months after …

A Memorandum of Cooperation has been signed between the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Azerbaijan. The document was signed by the President of the Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva and the Ambassador of Lithuania to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Egidius Navikas. The signing …

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received in a video format Aydin Karimov due to his appointment as Special Representative of the President in Shusha district. The head of state made a speech at the video meeting. Speech by President Ilham Aliyev – I am appointing you Special Representative of …

Azerbaijan and Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) have set new prospects of cooperation and mutual support. Since 1991, Azerbaijan and ICESCO have been enjoying successful partnership in education, culture and science. These relations have entered into a new stage after the awarding of the First Vice-President of  Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva as ICESCO …

The International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation has hosted the presentation of the book “Korkutname” by the national poet of Turkey Kenan Charbogan, published by TURKSOY. The book was written on the basis of the epic “Kitabi-Dede Gorgud”, which is considered the common heritage of the Turkic world. In her …

Thirty-one years have passed since the bloody 20 January. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva visited the Alley of Martyrs on the 31st anniversary of the 20 January tragedy which was committed by the Soviet empire in Baku. President Ilham Aliyev and first …

Baku Book Center invites you to join “My Paradise Karabakh” contest. The project aims at unleashing the creative potential of children and patriotic upbringing of young generation. “President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev declared Shusha the capital of Azerbaijani culture, and 2021 – the Year of Nizami Ganjavi” in connection with the 880th …

When I came to Shusha today, I brought the busts of our geniuses Khurshidbanu Natavan, Uzeyir Hajibayli and Bulbul, which were kept in the yard of the Art Museum in Baku for almost 30 years, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at an event held on the occasion of return …

Presidential aide Shahmar Movsumov has said that a decision was made to start vaccination against COVID-19 in Azerbaijan from January 18, 2021. Movsumov made the remakrs at a briefing of the Operational Headquarters held on January16. Movsumov specified that at the first stage, health workers will be vaccinated. He added that …