Open Central Asia book forum & Literature festival 2013 dedicated to 900 years anniversary of Mahsati Ganjavi in Baku / Ganja, Azerbaijan
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Khojaly Commemoration Concert 2013
Ipswich links with Azerbaijan
2012 John Smith Fellowship Programme
From 1st November 2011, the John Smith Memorial Trust is accepting applications for its 2012 Fellowship Programme.
Applications for Fellowships are invited from the following countries:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
The Fellowship aims to strengthen and deepen awareness of good governance through a three week programme in the UK and placements that show the workings of organisations within a long established democracy. Selection is based on a combination of the leadership potential of the applicant and the quality of the action plan they pr Continue reading
Azerbaijan 20th Anniversary of Independence Celebration
The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom, and The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS), with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, invite you to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Republic of Azerbaijan regaining its independence. The event will feature a reception with canapes and exhibition, followed by a concert by the Rast Jazz Group and a a performance by Ell & Nikki, winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
Reception and exhibition: 6.30pm Concert: 7.30pm
AZERBAIJAN – THE FUTURE OF INVESTMENT
Around 200 leading entrepreneurs from across Europe will flock to the prestigious IET Conference Centre at 2, Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL on 12–13 May for The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) Business Forum.
Remembering Khojaly
This February will mark the 19th anniversary of one of Azerbaijan’s most haunting and tragic events in its recent history: the Khojaly Massacre that occurred from 25th -26th February 1992. That night Armenian armed forces, with the support of infantry guards regiment no. 366 positioned in the region since Soviet period seized control of the town of Khojaly in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. 613 civilians died that night in the aggression, including 106 women and 83 children. Others remain unaccounted for, lost in the confusion and melee or captured and taken prisoner, left at the mercy of their aggressors.
Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan protest Koran burning
Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Kazakhstan voiced protest over burning of Quran by a religious leader in the US on 20 March 2011.
Barroso to push for Nabucco in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso announced Wednesday that he will visit Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan next week to discuss the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Azerbaijan to set up Advanced Training Institute for journalists
Azerbaijan will form the Advanced Training Institute for journalists, said on Thursday the chairman of the Press Council of Azerbaijan Aflatun Amashov.