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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva are doing everything to develop sports, and this is a very big plus for Azerbaijan, Vice-President of the Gymnastics Federation of Ukraine Irina Deryugina told Trend on the sidelines of the 82nd FIG Congress held in Baku Dec. 2.”When president heads …

The 82nd congress of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has opened in Baku.Delivering opening remarks, Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov stressed the importance of the congress. The minister said Azerbaijan has rich experience in hosting major international sporting events, including gymnastics tournaments. He said Azerbaijan has become …

Average price of AZERI LT CIF, extracted at Azerbaijan’s Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli block of fields, was $62.34 per barrel on Nov. 26-30 or $2.74 less than the previous week.The highest price of AZERI LT was $63.13 per barrel, while the lowest price was $61.13 per barrel during the period.Azerbaijan sells AZERI LT …

Organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the 11th Session of the UNForum on Minority Issues has been held in Geneva, Switzerland.Azerbaijan was represented at the event by Head of the Department of Interethnic Relations, Multiculturalism and Religious Affairs of the Presidential Administration of …

Azerbaijan is rich in cultural values, and it is necessary to represent this culture and cultural services at the level of modern requirements, Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev said Nov. 30.He was speaking at a national meeting dedicated to the work of regional institutions of the ministry.The Azerbaijani culture is …

BP today hosted in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture public presentation of an art book which it has sponsored in support of international recognition of Azerbaijan’s rich cultural heritage.The book represents thorough cultural and historical research into one of the amazing national art trends of Azerbaijan – Kelaghayi Art.Kelaghayi …

A draft law on amending Azerbaijan’s Electoral Code was discussed at a plenary session of the Azerbaijani parliament Nov. 30.The draft law submitted to the parliament reads that there are contradictions between the first part of Article 110, the first part of Article 105 of the Constitution and Article 178 …