POLITICS
STATE COMMITTEE ON WORK WITH AZERBAIJANIS LIVING ABROAD LAUNCHES NEW MAGAZINE
Azerbaijan`s State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad started publishing a new magazine covering the history, culture, traditions and national cuisine of the country, as well as Azeri diaspora organizations in various countries across the world.
First edition of “Olkam” (My country) includes the address by President Ilham Aliyev to the world Azerbaijanis on the occasion of December 31 – Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis; as well as articles about the 11th Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation Congress of Turkic States and Communities held in Baku on November 2007 and the activity of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the USA.
Interviews with Azerbaijani painter Adila Afandi living in Lithuania, chairman of Hungary-Azerbaijan Friendship Society Svetlana Abdullayeva and pianist Murad Huseynov were also included in the first edition.
It has also the article about a performance by Azerbaijani “Ibrus” theatre in Marseille and photos taken by Reza Deghati, a photographer of Azeri descent who was honored with the title of "Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite", the French award for distinguished services in a public or private capacity.