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The 5th International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival was solemnly opened at the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Baku, December 4.The art director of the Festival, co-organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation is Olga Rostropovich.Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev and President of ...

First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva was on a visit to Vatican and Rome from 28 November to 2 December. She took part in solemn events marking the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s independence and held a number of meetings. Azerbaijani First Lady’s visit and events dedicated to the country were given a broad coverage by the local media...

A solemn ceremony dedicated to the 20th anniversary of restoration by the Republic  of Azerbaijan of its independence was held in Rome, December 2.Azerbaijan`s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva and Vice President of the Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the event initiated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation due to support of Azerbaijan`s Embassy to Italy...

In the framework of her visit to Italy, First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva met with President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano, December 2.Mrs. Aliyeva conveyed greetings to the Italian President from President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. Calling Italy a friendly country for Azerbaijan, the First Lady said this is proven by the fact that Italy is one of the countries hosting...

As part of her visit to Italy, Azerbaijan`s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva met with Elsa Monti, spouse of Italy`s Prime Minister Mario Monti, December 1.In the meeting, the sides discussed joint cultural projects and agreed on student and teacher exchange between universities of the two countries. They stressed importance of teaching Azerbaijani language and culture in...