Posts From safaelsafa
In Fact, Phase 2 of Shah Deniz is a Very Important Project, But It is Also a Very Costly One
An interview with Marc Feiullade, Country Reprenstative of TOTAL to Azerbaijan. AT: Total Azerbaijan is about to start exploration and drilling in Absheron field. It must be the deepest exploration well (deeper than 7000 meters) in the Caspian Sea among
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I think Both Azerbaijan and Norway are Well Placed to Adapt and Benefit from these New Realities
An interview with Mr. Torleif Haugland, Managing Director, Carbon Limits. AT: When was Carbon Limits of Norway established? Please, give broad information on its multi-ramified activities to our readers. Carbon Limits was established in 2005 and has since then had
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Women Tend to Have Different Perspectives, other Issues, and other Ways of Working then Men
An interview with Mrs. Gerd-Liv Valla, former Minister of Justice and Police, and the first female resident of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (largest umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway). AT: Norway is associated with fish, oil and
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It Is Remarkable That Jewish Communities Have Been Flourishing in Azerbaijan Since Time Immemorial
Exclusive interview with Mr. Dan Stav, Ambassador of Israel to Azerbaijan. A.T.: Dear Mr. Ambassador, given a 24-year history of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and State of Israel, what ups and downs would you respectively make the
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Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev: Honor of Muslims of the Caucasus
By Farhad Jabbarov He was called the “Father of the Nation” in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. An illiterate man from a poor family, he was mentioned in the media and books of his time more frequently than
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Baku the Capital of the Land of Fire
Modern-day Baku meets the most exquisite expectations of tourists traveling from various parts of the world with anticipation to see historical monuments and state-of-the-art architectural buildings. The capital of Azerbaijan bears an imprint of cultures and historical events ranging from
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The Inaugural European Games in Baku Will Be A Great Event
An Interview Mr. Abulfaz Karayev, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By Rovshan Pashazadeh.AT: In 2015, Azerbaijan will host its first ever European Olympic Games. And for the first time, these first games will cause a
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How I Was Turned Away from Nagorny Karabakh
By Artem Yefimov I as an admirer of Armenian temple architecture was mainly interested in ancient monasteries of Gandsasar and Dadivank in Nagorny Karabakh. My friend Max who had already been to Pridnestrovye, Southern Ossetia and Abkhazia as a photographer,
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TANAP Will Provide Significant Contributes to The Region’s Energy Supply Security and Sustainability. In Addition, It is Highly Important for Azerbaijan to Reach to New Regions and Diversify Current Markets
An interview Mr. Mehmet UYSAL Chairman and President TPAO. AT: Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) is the first Turkish company that started working in Azerbaijan. How did TPAO come to Azerbaijan? After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Turkic Republics
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Azerbaijan: Retrospective Review
By Gubad Ibadoglu, coordinator of the Coalition of Public Associations for Increasing Transparency in Extractive Industries of Azerbaijan Although Azerbaijan’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is based on the oil and gas industry, this initiative was later joined by the gold
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