Politics

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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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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The Founder of Azerbaijan Independence: Heydar Aliyev

By Rovshan Pashazadeh Individuals and statesmen create history — historians write it. The life of Heydar Aliyev covers more than half of the Azerbaijan Republic’s history, beginning in 1918, when the first Azerbaijani Republic was established. Each page of the

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Switzerland Holds a Unique Political System and Our System Came from The Influence of Our History

An interview with Ms Sabine Ulman Shaban, Ambassador of the Switserland to Azerbaijan AT: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Azerbaijan. Are you satisfied with the level of political and economic

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Azerbaijan Contributes to Energy Security in Europe, which is Also in Norway’s Interest

An interview with Mr. Espen Bath Eide, Foreign Minister of Norway. AT: After Azerbaijan regained its independence in 1991, the Kingdom of Norway was the first Nordic country to lay the foundations of diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan. What was the

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Energy is an Area in Which Azerbaijan and the EU Share a Mutual Interest

Rovshan Pashazadeh’s interview with Ambassador Roland KOBIA, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Azerbaijan A.T.: If there were not Nabucco on the agenda of European Union, how important player would be Azerbaijan in the energy policy of EU?

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I Believe Azerbaijan is Becoming Increasingly Aware of The Importance of Ever Closer Ties with Europe

Exclusive interview with Herbert Quelle, Ambassador of Germany to Azerbaijan.AT: Mr. Ambassador, are you satisfied with today’s German-Azerbaijani relations? How does Germany see its future policy towards Azerbaijan? Our bilateral relations are close and trustful. They cover all areas you

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Terrorism Can be Defeated, Probably Piecemeal, but I Doubt that it Can be Eliminated Entirely.

Exclusive interview with Mr. Stanley Escudero, vice-president of American Chamber of Commerce in AzerbaijanBy Rovshan Pashzadeh AT: The whole world was shocked by the terrorist attack on Baku’s Oil Academy on 30 April, which took the lives of a dozen

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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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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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