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The 2nd High-Level Ministerial Dialogue for Culture-Based Climate Action is scheduled to take place in Baku on November 15, as part of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Azernews reports. According to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture, the meeting will be …

During COP29, the preparation of “Baku Metropolitan” CSC stations has been finalized in accordance with changes to traffic flow toward the city center, event venues, and other organizational issues. Throughout the preparatory period, activities closely related to the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency and other institutions were carried out, Azernews reports. According to …

On October 30, a briefing and media tour dedicated to the organization of medical services within the framework of COP29 was held at the New Clinic, Azernews reports. The briefing, attended by TABIB’s Executive Director Vugar Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Health Nadir Zeynalov, leadership from subordinate medical institutions, TABIB’s executive director deputies, …

The Symphony Orchestra of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has been held at State Academic Philharmonic Hall, Azernews reports. At the opening, world-famous performer, director of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, People’s Artist Yusif Eyvazov stressed the importance of the development of classical art, and its successes …

International Mugham Center has hosted a creative evening dedicated to well-known accordionist Nizami Asgarov, Azernews reports. At the evening, Doctor of Philosophy in Art Criticism, Honored Cultural Worker Saadat Takhmirazgizi spoke about Nizami Asgarov’s work, his qualities as a wonderful musician, an experienced teacher who played an important role in the formation …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to his Uzbek counterpart on the successful holding of elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) of Uzbekistan, Azernews reports. “These elections, held based on the mixed electoral system for the first time in the history of …

An exhibition of works by photographer and traveller Rustam Gasimov, “Kazakhstan through the lens of an Azerbaijani photographer” has opened in Baku, Azernews reports. The photo project was organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Azerbaijan on the occasion of the Kazakhstan Republic Day. The exhibition displays photographs taken during visits to …

Today in Baku, the “Azerbaijan – NATO” event dedicated to studying issues of energy security and climate change has opened, Azernews reports, citing Anar Mutallimov, the acting head of the Military-Political Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as he stated during roundtable meeting with NATO representatives. He noted that the …

Yusif Aghayev’s book “Military art of the XI-XIII centuries in the works of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi” has been presented at the National History Museum, Azernews reports. This publication illuminates important and little-studied military issues for the history of Azerbaijan. It is known that Nizami Ganjavi’s works are invaluable sources …

Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and the Hungarian Embassy in Azerbaijan have organized an event dedicated to István Mandoki Kongo, a prominent Hungarian Turkologist, whose 80th birthday is celebrated this year, Azernews reports. The event took place at the foundation headquarters and was attended by ambassadors and diplomats from Turkish states in …