Azerbaijan

The 12th session of the ICESCO Islamic World Heritage Committee has commenced its work in Shusha, the cultural capital of the Islamic World 2024, Azernews reports. The guests arriving in Shusha first took an excursion to cultural heritage sites. Special Representative of the Azerbaijani President in Shusha district, Aydin Karimov, greeted the …

The Preliminary Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (Pre-COP29) will be held in Baku on October 10-11, Azernews reports, citing the event organizers. The conference is titled “Strengthening Ambitions and Ensuring Action.” At the opening ceremony, Mukhtar Babayev, the designated President of COP29; Sultan Al Jabir, President of COP28; Amina Jain …

The 15th Baku International Film Festival has officially opened at Nizami Cinema Center, Azernews reports. The Baku International Film Festival, established by the Young Filmmakers Center, is being held this year from October 4 to 8 with the support of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry and the Film Agency. The project is part …

  Head of the Azerbaijan National Costume Center, a member of the Eurasian Association of Ethnodesigners, and a PhD in Art Studies Gulnara Khalilova has presented the photo project “Kharibulbul” in Norway based on her collection of the same name, Azernews reports. This project united the talents of a musician, a photographer, …

In a significant move to boost local expertise and strengthen regional infrastructure, “AzerEnergy” OJSC, in partnership with the State Employment Agency, has conducted a comprehensive training program for employees at small hydroelectric power plants in Lachin. This initiative, part of Azerbaijan’s broader reconstruction efforts, includes advanced training on hydraulic facility …

An event titled “Promotion of Azerbaijan’s National Parks,” under the theme “Biodiversity – Harmony of Nature,” will take place today at 18:00 on Denizkanarı Boulevard. Irada Ibrahimova, press secretary of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, announced the details, Azernews reports. This event aims to showcase Azerbaijan’s ten national parks, which …

YARAT Contemporary Art Space will screen Wong Kar Wai’s film “In the Mood for Love,” a representative of the Hong Kong “New Wave” on August 8 as part of the current group exhibition “Unobserved Desires”, Azernews reports citing YARAT. “In the Mood for Love” is a sophisticated drama delicately touching on themes of …

National Carpet Museum has presented Daryanur Carpet, which belongs to Garabagh Group, Azernews reports. The carpet was made by the National Carpet Museum for the Janis Akuraters Museum in Latvia. The Azerbaijani Ambassador to Latvia Elnur Sultanov, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) Daiga Mierina, director of the National Carpet Museum Amina …

A meeting was held at the State Committee for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons of the Republic of Azerbaijan with Francesco Delogu, head of the Italian architecture firm “Delogu Architecture,” Azernews reports. Rovshan Rzayev, the committee chairman, provided the Italian guest with information about the reconstruction and development work carried out in …

Director of the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Turkiye Samir Abbasov has met with the director of Directorate of Culture and Tourism of Konya, Azernews reports. During the meeting, the sides hailed the high-level relations between the two states in all fields and exchanged views on the perspectives of cultural cooperation. Among the …