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This year marks the 880th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi. In this regard, President Ilham Aliyev signed an order declaring 2021 the Year of Nizami Ganjavi in Azerbaijan. The Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum …

Swedish-Azerbaijani Association (SAF), acting in Sweden, has called on Parliament of the country (Riksdag) to recognize the Khojaly genocide, committed by Armenians at the end of the previous century, Azerbaijani State Committee for Work with Diaspora told Trend on Feb.20. According to the committee, the statement addressed to the Swedish …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved the ‘Agreement on Cooperation between the Government of Azerbaijan and the Government of Turkey in the field of energy and fishing industry’, Trend reports with reference to the Turkish Resmi Gazete newspaper. The agreement was signed on February 25, 2020, in Baku by Azerbaijani …

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has met with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the European Union (EU) member states accredited in the country. During the meeting, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov highlighted the current situation in the region, in particular on the implementation of the trilateral statements signed by the …

Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan Major General Javad Gasimov took part in the traditional Online B2G Forum organized by the Caspian Energy Club. Discussed within the framework of the forum were topical issues and suggestions, said Chairman and CEO of the Caspian Energy …

International Mother Language Day is celebrated annually on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The 22nd edition of this Day is celebrated as the world faces the unprecedented disruption to education caused by COVID-19. The pandemic has exposed and is expected to add new …

The Estonia-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Group has issued a statement on the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly Massacre. The statement reads: “The Estonia-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Group expresses its heart-felt condolences to the Azerbaijan nation on the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. We share the pain of the Azerbaijani people about the Khojaly …