POLITICS
YEAR OF AZERBAIJAN IN GERMANY WRAPS UP
Azerbaijani mission led by Deputy Prime-minister Elchin Efendiyev left for Stuttgart, Germany, on December 2 to attend official closing ceremony of the Year of Azerbaijan in this country. The Year of Azerbaijan in Germany project was supported by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and co-managed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan and German society Dr. Gabriela Mints Management with the assistance of Azerbaijani Embassy to Germany. From the very start of 2008 German cities like Berlin, Stuttgart, Dresden, Leipzig, Hamburg and Munich hosted a wide range of events featuring Azerbaijani jazz bands, mugham performers, dance groups, art and photo exhibitions, film festivals and symposiums. The Year of Azerbaijan in Germany was given a high profile in “Der Tagesspiegel” daily.