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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 …

Azerbaijan became the largest supplier of diesel fuel to Georgia in 2021, accounting for 38.4 percent of the total import, Azertag has reported. During the reported year, Georgia imported 215,872 tons of diesel fuel from Azerbaijan. It should be noted that in total Georgia imported 561,526 tons of diesel fuel in 2021, …