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NATO delegation visits ANAMA

22.04.2013 [20:59]
NATO`s NAMSA projects Officer David Towndrown and Manager of the SNT project foundation of the organization in Georgia Gvants Kvinikadze have today visited Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) ...

IDEA carries out campaign on “Earth day”

22.04.2013 [20:58]
The International Dialogue for Environmental Action (IDEA) has held a campaign dedicated to “Earth day”. Climate change and protection of environment is among key priorities for IDEA founded by Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva ...

Kiev to host international science conference on 870th anniversary of Nizami Ganjavi

22.04.2013 [20:54]
The Ukrainian capital of Kiev will host an international science conference entitled “The role of Nizami Ganjavi heritage in the Eastern Renaissance” marking the 870th anniversary of prominent Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi ...

Azerbaijan`s cinema wins award in Russian Anthropological Film Festival

22.04.2013 [20:41]
“The Native Hearth”, a documentary by Azerbaijani filmmakers, has received an award in “Good anthropological film” nomination at international Anthropological Film Festival, in Russia ...

Restoring Paretic Hand Function Via an Artificial Neural Connection Bridging Spinal Cord Injury

22.04.2013 [20:30]
Functional loss of limb control in individuals with spinal cord injury or stroke can be caused by interruption of the neural pathways between brain and spinal cord, although the neural circuits located above and below the lesion remain ...

Azerbaijani chess player draws in 8th round of “Tashkent Open” International Tournament

22.04.2013 [20:25]
Azerbaijani chess player Azer Mirzayev has been held to a draw by American Raset Ziyatdinov in the 8th round of the 7th “Tashkent Open” International Tournament ...

INOGATE ESIB to comment on energy efficiency bill in Azerbaijan in June

22.04.2013 [20:13]
A project on “Energy Saving Initiative in the Building Sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” (ESIB) of INOGATE program of the European Union is preparing to make the fresh recommendations for beneficiary countries ...

ADB proposes loan for reconstruction of railway stations in Azerbaijan

22.04.2013 [20:08]
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Transport Department’s director for Central and West Asia Ms. Xiaohong Yang, the chief experts Reddi Batula and Narendra Singru have visited the Transport Ministry of Azerbaijan to discuss the ADB’s initiatives on a loan for infrastructure of the Azerbaijani railways ...

Turkish sports delegation visits AWF

22.04.2013 [19:47]
Heads of Turkish National wrestling team Ensar Kurt and Numan Ergin, as well as, medalists of the AWF Cup international tournament Yusuf Jan weighting in at 96kg and Yunus Emre Dede at 120 kg have today visited Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation ...

Krakow hosts conference on Azerbaijan, Poland energy cooperation

22.04.2013 [19:14]
An international conference on energy cooperation between Poland and Azerbaijan was held in Krakow, Poland. Azerbaijani Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev represented the country at the ...

Mobile application of official website of Azerbaijani President developed for Android system

22.04.2013 [18:39]
A mobile application of the official website of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was developed for the Android operational system. President Ilham Aliyev’s political activity, speeches, visits, meetings and receptions have ...

Azerbaijani FM meets Palestinian counterpart

22.04.2013 [18:35]
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki as part of his visit to the Middle East. Riyad al-Maliki said Palestine regards Azerbaijan a friendly and brotherly country ...

Georgian delegation pays respect to national leader Heydar Aliyev and Azerbaijani martyrs

22.04.2013 [18:33]
A delegation led by Georgia’s Ministry of Finance Revenue Service Department head Lashi Xuchishvili visited the Alley of Honors to lay flowers at the tomb of national leader, founder and architect of modern Azerbaijani state Heydar Aliyev. The Georgian delegation then visited the Alley of Martyrs to lay flowers at the graves ...

Special bus for ASAN-Xidmet centers presented in Istanbul

22.04.2013 [18:30]
As earlier reported, special busses - mobile centers of ASAN-Xidmet will operate in Azerbaijan's regions since June, 2013. To this end, two specially equipped busses were assembled in Turkey, the State Agency for the provision of services ...

International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2013 kicks off in Azerbaijan

22.04.2013 [18:22]
The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2013 dedicated to the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev has today started in Azerbaijan. The Festival is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth and Sport Ministry, Azerbaijan Chess Federation and Nakhchivan AR Chess Federation ...

Immunization Week launched in Baku

22.04.2013 [18:10]
Today Immunization Week was launched in Baku. The Day will be held in regions as well. Since 2007, the Republic of Azerbaijan has taken part in European Immunization Week (EIW), an annual initiative of the WHO Regional Office for Europe ...

London hosts “Heydar Aliyev Cup – 2013” international mini-football tournament

22.04.2013 [17:51]
The “Heydar Aliyev Cup – 2013” international mini-football tournament organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Youth Union of Russia, and “OdlarYurdu” Organization has been held in London. Supported by Azerbaijan`s Embassy in UK, the tournament was dedicated to the 90th anniversary ...

Azerbaijani songwriter becomes laureate in International Song Contest “PentaTON”

22.04.2013 [17:26]
The Azerbaijan songwriter, student of 9th class of Bulbul Musical School, Ali Mammadov became laureate in the nomination for compositional art in the International Song Contest "PentaTON" in Nikolayev city, Ukraine. The international Song Contest was organized by regional branch of the National ...

Most EU bank union work can be done without law change: Eurogroup head

22.04.2013 [16:41]
The euro zone's top project to boost economic growth - banking union - will not be delayed for now by a row over whether it needs EU law changed because most of the work can be done before this is settled, a senior euro zone official said on Saturday. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister who chairs the monthly meetings of ...

Azerbaijan participates in International Chess Tournament -Tashkent Open

22.04.2013 [16:31]
Azerbaijan is successfully competing in the 6th International Chess Tournament Tashkent Open dedicated to the memory of the first grandmaster of Uzbekistan Georgiy Agzamov. The Azerbaijani grandmaster Azer Mirzeyev ended in a draw with Uzbekistan chess player ...

Gabala U-15 footballers to face Ajax, Club Brugge and Fortuna Dusseldorf

22.04.2013 [16:29]
Azerbaijani Gabala U-15 football team will face Ajax, Belgium Club Brugge and German Fortuna Dusseldorf on April 23, 24 and 29 respectively in friendlies ...

Azeri musicians attend first International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in Cairo

22.04.2013 [16:20]
Azerbaijani musicians are attending the first International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts under the title “Drums Dialogue for Peace” started last Friday in Salah El Din Citadel & El Ghouri Dome in Cairo, Egypt. The event, organized by the Egypt`s Ministry of Culture, brought together musicians from 30 ...

Azerbaijani servicemen attend military courses in Romania

22.04.2013 [16:16]
Representatives of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces will attend servicemen planning, programming, budgeting procedures and assessment system course in Brasov, Romania. The courses are part of bilateral cooperation plan between Azerbaijan and Romania ...

Earthquake hits Azerbaijan`s Ganja region

22.04.2013 [16:14]
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred at 11:13 local time on Monday from 17 km north-west of Azerbaijan`s Ganja region. According to the Seismological Service of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, the magnitude 3.0 quake was felt in Shamkir, Goygol and Gadabay ...

Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations’ Union reps to visit Budapest

22.04.2013 [16:14]
Director for international affairs of the Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations` Union Togrul Mammadli and press secretary of the Union Majid Musayev will visit Budapest on April 23 on invitation of the National Union of Students of Hungary. According to the press service of the Union, during the 7-day visit the Azerbaijani youth will ...