Posts From safaelsafa
Shah Deniz: Past, Present and Future
An interview with Al Cook, BP Vice-President for Shah Deniz Development A.T.: Early this year the media first heard the full story of Shah Deniz Full Field Development and we would like to build our interview on this story, but
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Switzerland’s Stability is The Result of Its Political System Based on Federalism
By Rovshan Pashazadeh An Interview with Mr Didier Burkhalter, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Switzerland. AT: Minister, Switzerland has attracted people from all over the world for centuries. Your country is rightly regarded as one of the most stable
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Azerbaijan: For Austria Azerbaijan is the Most Important Trading Partner in the Southern Caucasus Region
An Interview with Mr Reinhold Mitterlehner, Minister for Economic Affairs and labour of the Austria. By Rovshan Pashazadeh AT: The diplomatic relations between Austria and Azerbaijan do not cover a very long period of time. But despite that, the foundations
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İcheri Sheher-Old City Magic
By Jill Sperandio I will be leaving my home in Icheri Shahar, Baku’s Old City, very soon and know I will miss it. But what will I miss the most? Will it be eating out in the summer under the
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One of the Most Important Environmental Projects Carried out By SOCAR is the Ecological Park
Azerbaijan Today magazine interviews Vice-President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Rafiqa Huseynzada. AT: SOCAR has been taking a serious approach to the solution of environmental problems in the recent period. In general, we would like you to share
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Eu-Azerbajan Relations An Ever-closer Partnership for a Better Future
By José Manuel Barroso The European Union was built as a project of peace and reconciliation in the aftermath of the Second World War. The idea underpinning it was to change confrontation into cooperation and integration. And this dream has
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America Should Be Doing More to Bring About a Peaceful Resolution of Armenia’s Unlawful Occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh
Interview with Congress Mr. Michael E. McMahon of New York.AT: Dear Mr. McMahon, first of all, it would be interesting to know your opinion about US-Azerbaijani political relations. As a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
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We are a Proud Partner in Azerbaijan’s Two World Class Offshore Fields in the Caspian Sea
Exclusive interview with Helge Lund of Statoil President and CEO By Rovshan Pashzadeh AT: Mr. Helge Lund, in June this year HRH Crown Prince Haakon visited Azerbaijan and was received by President Ilham Aliyev. What is your assessment of the
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Vadim Sorokin: Our Advantage is that the Vehicles We Produce are Tailored for Customer’s Needs
Exclusive interview with Mr. Vadim Sorokin, President and Chief Executive, GAZ Group. AT: Mr. Sorokin, it is known that GAZ has gained popularity thanks to cooperation with foreign partners. What has GAZ achieved for today working with its foreign partners?
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Retailing in Azerbaijan: Key Trends and Developments
By Marija Milasevic, Analyst at Euromonitor International The Azerbaijani economy experienced a positive trend towards the end of 2009-2013. Real GDP grew by almost 6% in 2013. Officially, unemployment in Azerbaijan in 2013 was 5%. Despite improvement in economic conditions
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