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Azerbaijan`s historic centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku. The historic city of Sheki is located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus Mountains and divided in two by the Gurjana River. …

Inspection of uncoordinated parts of the Georgian-Azerbaijani border will be carried out within 2-3 weeks, Georgian Deputy FM Lasha Darsalia stated,  APA‘s local bureau reports. According to him,  technical and organizational issues are underway in this direction Said Babazadeh

During the morning session of its current meeting, in Baku, the World Heritage Committee inscribed seven cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The sites added to the List are situated in Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and People’s Democratic Republic of Lao. Inscriptions will continue through 7 July. …

“While doing its utmost to contribute to international peace and security Azerbaijan is still facing continuous military aggression by neighboring Armenia, which resulted in occupation of 20 percent of internationally recognized territory of my country, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions; in ethnic cleansing of almost 1 million Azerbaijani refugees …

An Azerbaijani-Chinese business forum has been held in Baku, bringing together more than 150 entrepreneurs and officials from both sides. Speaking at the forum, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Economy Niyazi Safarov noted a 2.6 percent growth in the bilateral trade between the two countries. “Trade between Azerbaijan and China reached …

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has met with President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Daniel Enrique Salaverry as part of his working visit to the country. Minister Elmar Mammadyarov thanked the Peruvian Parliament for the just and fair position expressed in the special statements on …

The popular Russian travel portal Tutu.ru offered its readers ideas for a short but informative holiday in Azerbaijan. The author of the review, traveler and photographer Svetlana Puzanskaya told the readers of the site how best to plan a trip to Azerbaijan for 5 days. “Azerbaijan will pleasantly surprise you. …

Bilateral consultations between Azerbaijan and Russia on Caspian Sea issues took place on July 4, APA‘s Moscow Bureau reports. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for the Border and the Caspian Sea issues Khalaf Khalafov, Ambassador-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian …

For millennia, the horse was a faithful friend and companion of man. Despite the development of science and technical progress, in the modern world, interest in horse breeding has not changed at all. In Azerbaijan, which is an integral part of the Turkic world, people from ancient times are engaged …

Azerbaijani cuisine is full of rich and delicious flavors that never ceased to surprise. In general there are many things one can try, from hot meat dishes to mouthwatering desserts. Plenty of vegetables, herbs and different spices including fresh mint, coriander, dill, basil, parsley as well as sumac, cumin, saffron, and cinnamon are very popular and often …