Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani art masters have attended the opening ceremony of the Asian Culture Carnival as part of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations in Beijing, China. President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping addressed the participants of the Carnival hosted at the Beijing’s National Stadium. Along with local …

Azerbaijan`s pavilion has been presented at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Arranged by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the pavilion features works by Azerbaijani artists and sculptors. Venice Biennale is considered the most prestigious and representative exhibition and action in the modern art world.

“Sholler’s Archive”, a film by Azerbaijani film director Jalaladdin Gasimov, has entered the competition program of the Green Mountain Christian Film Festival to be held in the U.S. on October 18-19. The film is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the resettlement of German colonists in Azerbaijan and was screened …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the European Council Donald Tusk.

The preparations for Eurovision Song Contest 2019 are at full swing. Contestants and their teams are working on perfecting their performances. Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijani entry for Eurovision 2019, has held his second rehearsal in Tel Aviv, Israel. The performance of the Azerbaijani singer features unique graphic design and visual effects. “We wanted to create an exceptionally …

Kids Fashion Show 2019 has been held at Holiday Inn Hotel. The event was timed to the 96th anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev, Trend Life reported. The fashion show brought together more than 80 young models aged between 4 and 14 as well as 12 designers. The winners were determined in various …

“The Steppe Man”, a film by Azerbaijani filmmaker Shamil Aliyev, has passed the competition program of Dumbo Film Festival. The festival received 354 applications from 36 countries. “The Steppe Man” film was produced in 2012 at the Azerbaijanfilm studio by an order of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. The film has been …

Heydar Aliyev Center has hosted a concert program titled “With love to Azerbaijan” with participation of famous opera singers Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov and Elchin Azizov. First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva, and Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the concert. The concert was …

Another yard has been redeveloped under “Bizim həyət” project. Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony and a tree-planting campaign. The redeveloped yard is located at Bahruz Nuriyev Street and Gara Garayev Avenue, Nizami district. Redevelopment saw the …

Official exchange rate of the Azerbaijani manat against the US dollar set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), remained unchanged this week (May 6-May 10), Trend reports. Accordingly, at the end of the week, the average rate was 1.7 AZN/USD. Official AZN/USD exchange rate April 29 1.7 May 6 1.7 April …