Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

“The Steppe Man”, a film by Azerbaijani filmmaker Shamil Aliyev, has passed the competition program of Dumbo Film Festival. The festival received 354 applications from 36 countries. “The Steppe Man” film was produced in 2012 at the Azerbaijanfilm studio by an order of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. The film has been …

Official exchange rate of the Azerbaijani manat against the US dollar set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), remained unchanged this week (May 6-May 10), Trend reports. Accordingly, at the end of the week, the average rate was 1.7 AZN/USD. Official AZN/USD exchange rate April 29 1.7 May 6 1.7 April …

Azhazelnut, an Azerbaijani company, started exporting hazelnuts to Latvia in April 2019, a source at the company told Trend. According to the source, 21 tons of hazelnuts have been exported so far and further export volumes will depend on demand. Azhazelnut has been operating in Azerbaijan since 2002. The main tasks …

The Republic of Azerbaijan after gaining its independence on October 18, 1991, became a member of the United Nations specialized agency UNESCO on 3 July 1992 . The development of Azerbaijan’s relations with UNESCO started in the second half of 1993, after the return of power to the nationwide leader …

A farewell ceremony for prominent composer, full member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, People’s Artist of the USSR and Azerbaijan, laureate of state and Heydar Aliyev awards Arif Malikov has been held at Baku Music Academy named after Uzeyir Hajibayli. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and …

Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijani entry for Eurovision 2019, has held his first rehearsal at the stage of Expo Tel Aviv. The singer performed his song “Truth” in the middle of the stage in front of an illuminated triangular structure. Mustafayev was surrounded by truly impressive staging, including some robots and striking backdrop. He …

Two Azerbaijani female judokas will contest medals at Budapest Grand Prix 2019 to be held on July 12-14. Azerbaijan`s hopes will be pinned on Larisa-Alexandra Florian (57 kg) and Iryna Kindzerska (+78 kg). The tournament will bring together nearly 50 judo fighters from 13 countries.

Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the railway sector as the three countries’ officials met in Ankara. The document was inked by Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Russian Railways JSC …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva have arrived in Gobustan district for a visit. The head of state and first lady laid flowers at a statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev in Gobustan. Head of Gobustan District Executive Authority Adil Mammadov informed President …

The Swiss-Azerbaijani business forum will be held on June 27 in Zurich, Swiss Confederation. The forum will be co-organized by the Ministry of Economy and Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO).