Azerbaijan

“Our international positions have strengthened further. During the year, more than 40 heads of state and government visited Azerbaijan. Our bilateral ties have significantly expanded. We successfully cooperate in a multilateral format, several prestigious international events have been held in our country. I should specifically mention the Summit of the …

A ceremony has been held in Nizami district, Baku, to give out apartments to families of martyrs and the Karabakh war disabled in a residential building constructed for them, as well as cars to the Karabakh war disabled and those equated to them. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham …

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on his birthday, APA reports.

The 14th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was held in Bogota, Colombia, has elected Azerbaijan as vice-president of the Committee. China, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Kuwait and Djibouti were also elected. The Committee also inscribed five elements on the List of …

Musica Viva Moscow Chamber Orchestra has performed at the Heydar Aliyev Center. The concert featured outstanding pieces by such world famous composers as W.A. Mozart, J.S.Bach, A. Arensky and D.Shostakovich. The orchestra’s artistic director and conductor Alexander Rudin (cello), Alexey Volodin (piano) and Andrey Ershov (trumpet) delighted the audience with …

Italy`s tourism portal “video.corriere.it” has published an article highlighting the mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan. The article also features a video presentation. The article says that the mud volcanoes, located in Gobustan State Historical-Artistic Reserve, attract thousands of tourists, adding that the Reserve was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage …

German portal “Berliner Press” has published an article highlighting the tree-planting campaign held in Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 650th birth anniversary of the country’s great poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi. The article writes that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva attended the campaign. The article …

As part of a series of events to mark the centenary of the founding of Azerbaijan`s diplomatic service, the “Eternal Mission” documentary, produced by the Baku Media Center with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation was screened with Spanish subtitles at the National Library in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Organized …

Representatives of 220 Malaysian tourism companies continue their visit to Azerbaijan. Co-organized by the Malaysia’s GM Travel House company and Azerbaijan’s Embassy in this country, the visit aims to boost cooperation with the Azerbaijan`s tourism companies. The first group of the Malaysian delegation arrived in Azerbaijan on November 10, while …

Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli has said Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia developed projects to organize joint hazelnut exports. “Turkey produces 600,000 tons of hazelnuts a year. And Azerbaijan has a big share in this area. There are opportunities for cooperation with Azerbaijan and Georgia in the field …