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Zaur Hasanov, head of the “Antique Period Archaeology” department, Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of ANAS, currently is engaged in the “Knowledge Exchange and Academic Cultures in the Humanities. Europe and the Black Sea Region” Project financed by European Commission’s HORIZON 2020 program. Zaur Hasanov participated at the presentation of …

The closing ceremony of “Nakhchivan, the Capital of Islamic Culture-2018” has been held at Heydar Aliyev Palace in the city of Nakhchivan. Prior to the event, Deputy Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Amina Al-Hajri, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev and members of the …

Official exchange rate of the Azerbaijani manat against the US dollar, set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), remained unchanged last week. Accordingly, at the end of the week, the average rate was 1.7 AZN/USD. Official AZN/USD exchange rate December 3 1.7 December 10 1.7 December 4 1.7 December …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their daughter Leyla Aliyeva have viewed an exhibition marking the 90th anniversary of People`s Artist of Azerbaijan and the USSR, hero of Socialist Labor, holder of state prizes, world-renowned artist Tahir Salahov. Arranged at Baku Expo Center, …

The annual volume of waste per capita in developed countries ranges within 400-500 kilograms, while in Azerbaijan, this figure is 350 kilograms, Chairman of the Board of Tamiz Shahar OJSC Etibar Abbasov said, Trend reports. He made the remarks at the 5th Inter-Parliamentary Union Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in …

An exhibition titled “Germanaijan” has opened at the German-Azerbaijani Cultural Center Kapellhaus. Organized by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Azerbaijan, and supported by the Cultural Preservation program of the Federal Foreign Office, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture and Goethe-Zentrum Baku, the exhibition was launched as part of …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu. The head of state offered his condolences to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu over the casualties caused by a train crash in Ankara. President Ilham Aliyev hailed the excellent …

By Abdul Kerimkhanov Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have a solid potential for further mutually beneficial cooperation, Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan Beybit Isabayev said at a reception in Baku on the occasion of Kazakhstan’s Independence Day on December 13. “At the present stage, Kazakh-Azerbaijani relations are developing dynamically in all spheres, and …

UNESCO has adopted Azerbaijan’s report on its activities over the past five years, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Culture Dec. 14. The Intergovernmental Committee on World Heritage (UNESCO structure) has approved the report, considering that it is fully and professionally prepared in terms of information and meets all criteria. …

By Narmina Mammadova The Azerbaijan Railways Closed Joint Stock Company CJSC said that passenger cars are currently being tested for all parameters in the section between Donauworth and Treuchtlingen stations in Germany. Tests are conducted by the railways of Germany on a 35-km stretch. During testing, the maximum speed of the …