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Director of the Heydar Aliyev Centre, Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Anar Alakbarov was decorated with France’s Literature and Art Order (cavalier degree), February 1, 2013.  A decision on this award was made on April 13, 2012 by the French Government. Instituted in 1957, the Prize is awarded to persons who have ...

Some endangered animals in Azerbaijan are reintroduced into their historical habitats. Currently, reintroduction of gazelles are carried out following the Heydar Aliyev Foundation’s initiative. Number of gazelles in Azerbaijan has reached 10 thousand head. Due to high increase in the number of gazelles in the Shirvan National Park, some of them are moved to other territories...

Pakistan’s influential Daily Times newspaper and Women Volunteers Organization named First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the  Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva “The Symbol of Humanism – The Person of the Year 2012”. A presentation ceremony was held at Serena Hotel of Islamabad, January 22nd. The event was attended by Acting...

The Turkish Representative Office of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation held events, at the Istanbul and Bursa Uludagh Universities, to mark the anniversary of the Tragedy of 20th January. Head of the Foundation’s Turkish Representative Office Samir Jafarov informed the visitors of the Bloody January events, Azerbaijani-Armenian, Daghlyg Garabagh conflict...

The decision of the General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee dated December 8, 2012 to hold the 1^st European Olympic Games in 2015 in Baku  is a great historical event. The fact that Azerbaijan has been entrusted with holding these Games that would be held for the first time in Europe is the appreciation by the International and European Olympic movement...