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  • Azerbaijan not to join NATO

    Azerbaijan will join neither NATO nor the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), but is prepared to cooperate with both, a presidential aide said. "As Azerbaijan has been participating in NATO's Partnership for Peace programme since 1995, we envision our future security model within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement," said Ali Gasanov, head of the presidential ...

  • Ansari visits Samarkand Bukhara next stop before wrapping up Uzbekistan visit

    Vice President Hamid Ansari visited the ancient city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan on Thursday. He was received by Samarkand Governor Mirzaev Zoyir Toirovich. Both held discussions on issues of mutual interest. Ansari also paid a visit to Shah-e-Zinda, where Prophet Mohammad's cousin, Kusam ibn Abbas, was beheaded for refusing to abandon his faith. The Vice President later visited the mausoleum ...

  • Kyrgyzstan still coping with ethnic crises

    There's a space for democracy and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan but there are underlying concerns about discrimination, a U.N. envoy said. Kyrgyzstan is struggling politically to evolve after ethnic violence followed a coup in 2010. The cities of Osh and Jalal Abab were the sites of violence between ethnic Uzbek and Kyrgyz communities after the coup. At least 400 people were killed ...

  • Azerbaijan can at any time revise its priorities – official

    Azerbaijan, in accordance with the national interest, can at any time revise its priorities, and the crucial element here will be the issues of security. This was stated by head of the department of social and political issues of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov. "Everything is based on national, energy, political and social interests of Azerbaijan," he ...

  • All school leavers to be issued certificates in Azerbaijan

    "Supporting the initiative of the Education Ministry, President Ilham Aliyev once again showed that he is the president of each Azerbaijani citizen and supporter of equal opportunities for every school leaver," Education Minister of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov said. In response to education minister’s appeal to the president, the latter ordered to issue certificates to all ...


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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

How do you go about topping the highest-grossing film of all time? I'm sure that was a question heavy on the minds of all those associated with "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," the $75 million sequel to 1993's mega-smash dino epic. This perplexing question was probably nagging strongest in the mind of Steven Spielberg, back in the director's chair for the first time since he won the Best Director ... ...

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  • Aypara mugam trio to perform in Tajikistan

    At the invitation of Azerbaijani Ambassador to Tajikistan Abbasali Hasanov, a group of art figures are in Dushanbe on the occasion of 28 May - The Republic Day. A solo concert will be held on 24 and 27 May on this occasion, Aypara mugam trio told Mugam Radio. The concert will feature khananda Aytan Maharramova, Vugar Musayev, tar player Adalat Behbudov and kamancha player Parviz ...

  • Azerbaijan one of first countries receiving state support to host Euro-2020

    London is hosting the 37th Ordinary UEFA Congress in which Azerbaijan is represented by AFFA General Secretary Elkhan Mammadov. During the visit to the British capital, Mammadov met with UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino and Director of the Committee of National Associations Theodore Teodoris, 1news.az reports citing the website of AFFA. On the instructions of AFFA President Rovnag ...

  • Festival Showcases Central Asian Films in New York

    A festival of films from Central Asia, Turkey, and Central Europe was set to conclude in New York on May 24 with the screening of the highly acclaimed Uzbek film "Parizod." ...

  • Fitch Downgrades Kazakhstans Alliance Bank to CCC

    U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...

  • New Indonesian Central Bank Chief To Focus on Inflation Amid Political Pressure

    Former Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo began a five-year term as Indonesia's central bank governor Friday, taking the reins as Southeast Asia's biggest economy faces the prospect of higher inflation and political uncertainty ahead of general elections scheduled for next year.Mr. Martowardojo's immediate priority will be maintaining price stability as the government prepares to ...

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