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As a result of the attention and care of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, measures are being taken to improve the social and living conditions as well as to increase combat readiness of servicemen serving in the Azerbaijan Army, the Ministry …

Horse-riding, in addition to being a dynamic activity and pleasure, is also a treatment strategy that can be beneficial for health. The method of rehabilitation through medical riding is called hippotherapy. Hippotherapy is a form of physical, occupational and speech therapy that uses equine (horse) movement to develop and enhance …

Within the framework of the ‘Canlı kitab’ (eng.: ‘Live book’) project, more than 550 works by 64 authors from world and Azerbaijani literature have been posted on YouTube in Azerbaijani language, thus far. Those who love reading may enjoy listening to works of art in various genres and volumes from …

The UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Vladanka Andreeva expressed her condolences in connection with the January 20 events, Trend reports via her Twitter publication. “On the 32nd anniversary of the January 20, 1990 tragic events, I join the people of Azerbaijan in commemoration of lives lost in the struggle for independence”, the …

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov has addressed the opening meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) under the Chairmanship of Azerbaijan. Speaking about the priority issues of the FSC chairmanship of Azerbaijan and the identified Security Dialogues, the FM voiced the following important issues: – The …

The first thing people see while coming to Baku’s Highland Park is the lines of graves, identical rows of light marble with portraits of men, women, and children. The tombstones bear the same date of death – January 20, 1990. The day of January 20, 1990, became a tragic and …

Used by every family in Azerbaijan, lavash is a soft, thin unleavened flatbread made of flour and water. The word “lavash” is repeatedly found in early Turkic written sources. While in other countries, these flat cakes are called “katyrma”, “zhupka” or “yufka”, however, their composition and taste is almost the …