In the March and April of 1918 the Armenian armed detachments committedgenocide in the uezd of Shamakhi. During this genocide 8027 Azerbaijanis in 53villages of Shamakhi were murdered, 4190 of them are men, 2560 – being women,1277 – being children. According to calculations the material damages suffered byAzerbaijan according to the prices of that time made 339,5 million manats.
On February 23, 1918, the supreme governing body of the South Caucasus -the Transcaucasian Seim was created.
According to a UNESCO decision, the Mugham of Azerbaijan has been proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In Azerbaijan proper, where the Mugham is perceived as an integral part of a system of fundamental cultural values of the Azerbaijani people, this decision is viewed both as a recognition of the merits by outstanding representatives of the genre and as a desire to attract the attention of the world’s cultural community to this unique heritage.
The book titled “Nagorno Karabakh: facts versus lies” (Нагорный Карабах: факты против лжи) by Arsen Malik-Shahnazarov, advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the so-called Nagorno Karabakh Republic since 1993, was printed in 3,000 copies by Volshebniy Fonar publishing house (Moscow).
Inauguration ceremony of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was held
Ilham Aliyev wins presidential election with 92.05 percent of votes VIDEO
President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and family members voted in Khankendi VIDEO
Plenary session of 6th Summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia gets underway in Astana. President Ilham Aliyev attends the plenary session VIDEO
President Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by Azerbaijani TV channels in Prague VIDEO
