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Large-scale work is underway in Azerbaijan’s territories liberated from Armenian occupation [in the 2020 second Karabakh war] to restore and create the infrastructure necessary to revive these territories and allow the temporary IDPs to return there after the 30-year separation, Trend reports. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with …

In the North of Azerbaijan lies one of the country`s oldest villages – Lahij, that was once the copper mining hub producing copperware exported across the Middle East. Copper craftsmanship of Lahij is the traditional practice of making and using copperware. Located on the left bank of the Girdimanchay River …

The Azerbaijani Mugham is a traditional musical form, characterized by a large degree of improvisation. Mugham is normally performed by three musicians – tar player, kamancha player and a singer – khanande, who leads the main theme decorating it with improvisations and emotional shades. For the Azerbaijani people, mugham is …

Following the expanded meeting in Kyiv, a ceremony of signing Azerbaijan-Ukraine documents was held in the presence of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a Joint Declaration …

An online meeting has been held between Azerbaijan`s Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rovshan Rustamov and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan Yuji Sasaki. Issues of current and future cooperation between the two countries in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) were discussed …

In accordance with the plan for 2022 approved by Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, training-methodological sessions were conducted with the staff of the personnel bodies of the army corps, formations, military units, and special educational institutions. At first, the blessed memory of national leader of the Azerbaijani people …

The famous Turkish poet and novelist of the 20th century Nazim Hikmet, who visited Sheki, Azerbaijan`s historic city located in the northern part of the country that once stood on the Great Silk Road, wrote: “If there were no other ancient structures of Azerbaijan, it would be enough to show …