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UNESCO will celebrate the birthday anniversaries of Azerbaijan’s prominent figures. The organization will mark the bicentenary of the great philanthropist and oil magnate Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev and the centenary of the outstanding composer Fikrat Amirov. The decision was announced at the 41st UNESCO General Conference in Paris. As a result of joint activities of the Culture …

Azerbaijan’s Yashat Foundation, which was set up to help families of soldiers killed and injured during last year’s 44-day Karabakh war, continues to send seriously injured war veterans to Turkey for treatment. Six more veterans – Zohrabli Tabriz, Aliyev Heydar, Rahimov Rashad, Musayev Vadim, Salayev Namiq and Mabudlu Shaban will receive treatment in …

Representatives of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company, (ASCO), SOCAR, the State Agency for Maritime and Port Management, the Hydrographic Department of the Naval Forces and the Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC have held a meeting on ensuring navigation safety in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. During the meeting, …

Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has met with newly appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the country Gousal Azam Sarker. The FM congratulated the ambassador on his new appointment. He noted that political relations between the two countries are at a good level and there are opportunities …

“The world is facing a wave of inflation triggered by extraordinary developments in global commodity prices,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency. “As humanity, we’ve felt the effects of the coronavirus pandemic very deeply in every area of our lives,” Turkey’s president said in a video …

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and TURKSOY (International Organization of Turkic Culture ) Secretary-General Dusen Kaseinov have discussed mutually beneficial cooperation, the Foreign Ministry reported on November 22. The two officials considered the organization’s activities to promote the common culture of the Turkic peoples. The secretary-general briefed about measures taken by the organization over the proclamation of …

Fikrat Amirov’s ballet “Nizami” has premiered at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. The ballet  “Nizami” brilliantly links the storyline and the poet’s biography.  While creating the ballet, Ajdar Ulduz (playwright)  relied mainly on the poetic text. The ballet stands out for its originality and historical accuracy. Ajdar Ulduz could recreate the atmosphere soaked in the …