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The initiative by Azerbaijani First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva to plant 650,000 trees in one day on the occasion of the 650th anniversary of brilliant Azerbaijani poet Imadaddin Nasimi symbolizes the high value that the Azerbaijani people attach to the literary and cultural heritage, Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zurab Pataradze …

The coastal Astara region of Azerbaijan is lushly forested and is known especially for its citrus fruits. Rising rapidly behind this narrow fringe, the first phalanx of wooded hills are vaguely evocative of South-East Asia with big slightly sparse tree cover on thin, red soil. Behind are folds of forested …

The Naval Forces conduct tactical exercises to protect energy infrastructure in the territorial waters of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, Ministry of Defence told APA. The purpose of the exercises conducted to work out the issues of planning and conducting combat operations in the interoperability of ship tactical groups is the …

A solemn ceremony to mark the 650th birth anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi has been held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Addressing the event, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO Ambassador Anar Karimov said that President Ilham Aliyev declared 2019 as a Year of Nasimi in …

“Planting trees adorns the land and is an act of benevolence, which of course the land itself will benefit from. Green areas are beauty of life and it means fresh air,” People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Rasim Balayev has told AZERTAC. “I was profoundly happy to hear about this fantastic initiative carrying …

On October 16, a general meeting of the top managers of the Caspian European Club member companies took place under the chairmanship of First Deputy Chairman and CEO of the Caspian European Club Telman Aliyev. Reports of the members of the board, heads of committees, sectoral and inter-sectoral workgroups operating …

Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov has met with President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Senate Vito Rosario Petrocelli to discuss the issues of strategic partnership. Asadov noted that this visit would contribute to the development of the two countries` parliamentary relations. He described Italy as Azerbaijan`s …