“Iran jointly with Azerbaijan and Russia will establish a railroad company,” said Deputy Director of the Iranian Railway Company Babak Ahmadli. He noted that the joint venture will increase transit goods as well as accept orders of the businessmen and state-owned companies. Ahmadli underlined that the sides already reached agreement. …
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“Nasimi” ballet to be staged in Baku
The State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater invites you to enjoy a ballet dedicated to one of the greatest Azerbaijani poets Imadaddin Nasimi. The team of the Opera and Ballet Theater has prepared the ballet “Nasimi” to the music of an outstanding Azerbaijani composer, People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor Fikrat …
Read More »Azerbaijani MPs to attend OSCE seminar in Germany
Azerbaijani MPs, OSCE PA Vice President Azay Guliyev and Deputy Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE PA Tahir Mirkishili will attend a seminar in Leinsweiler municipality (Germany) jointly organized by the Bundestag and the OSCE PA, Trend reports on May 2. The MPs will leave for Germany on May 3. …
Read More »Indonesian media highlights Azerbaijan`s religious tourism
The Indonesian Antara News Agency, Republika newspaper, Merahputih news portal have published articles about Azerbaijan`s religious tourism. The articles highlight the country`s geographical location, history, culture and religion. The articles stress that the first Democratic Republic in the East was established in Azerbaijan in 1918. The articles feature information about …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Turkey discuss prospects for military cooperation
Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on a visit in Istanbul, has met with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar to discuss prospects for the development of military cooperation between the two countries. They also discussed the role of the Azerbaijani Army and the Armed Forces of Turkey …
Read More »Iran exports goods worth $442 m to Azerbaijan
Iran has exported goods worth $441,824,000 to Azerbaijan last year, according to Iran `s Trade Promotion Organization. Azerbaijan is the 12th largest importer of Iranian goods. Last year Iran exported goods worth $281 billion to Russia and $2.4 billion to Turkey. “Economic relations between Iran and Azerbaijan are rapidly developing,” …
Read More »Russia was Azerbaijan`s top exporter in Q1 of 2019
“Russia, Switzerland and Turkey were Azerbaijan`s top three exporters in the first three months of the year,” according to the State Statistics Committee. Official figures suggest that Azerbaijan imported goods worth $437,723,000 from Russia in the first quarter of 2019. Imports from Switzerland totaled $412,076,000 million, while imports from Turkey …
Read More »Amazing mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan can claim to be the site of almost half of the world`s mud volcanoes, with estimates putting that figure of 50 percent still at a lowly 400 or so. These are concentrated around the mineral rich coastline of the Caspian Sea, an arid desert like place, only accessible by …
Read More »Birth of Azerbaijani opera music
Being a country where the east integrates with the west always made Azerbaijani culture unique. Thus, the culture reflects modernism of the west and traditionalism of the east at the same time. As the crucial part of it, Azerbaijani music was also affected by these influences. Besides amazing folk music, …
Read More »Three Azerbaijani wushu sanda fighters reach final of European Championships
Azerbaijani wushu sanda fighters Fatali Ismayilov (60kg), Seymur Hamidov (48kg) and Elchin Eminov (60kg) have advanced to the final of the European Championships in Moscow. Ismayilov and Hamidov will face Turkish athletes, while the three-time European champion Elchin Eminov will lock horns with Georgian rival in the gold medal bout.
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