The Business Year magazine`s special edition dedicated to Azerbaijan features an interview with the country`s first lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, MP Mehriban Aliyeva.
AzerTAc presents the full text of the interview:
The first rehearsal of Eurovision-2012 has been held on Monday, in Baku Crystal Hall.
Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Jon Ola Sand gave an interview to Eurovision.az following examination of the Baku Crystal Hall.
"Azerbaijan`s taking presidency of the UN SEcurity Council is the result of the fact that our country has a say in the world," head of the socio-political department at the Presidential Administration Ali Hasanov told journalists.
The Estonian politician Max Kaur supported the US former ambassador to Azerbaijan, former co-chair of the OSCE Minsk group on resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict Matthew Bryza, who considers President Ilham Aliyev as the most popular political figure in Azerbaijan.
Currently, Matthew Bryza leads the International Center of Defense Studies in Estonia.
Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Jon Ola Sand commented regarding the works related to the Arena and Press Centre, while getting familiarized with the preparations at "Baku Crystal Hall."
"Representatives of Azerbaijan and UK Sabina Babayeva and Engelbert Humperdinck are my favorites in Eurovision 2012, which will be held in Baku. I think that they have great chances to win," Emin Agalarov told in his interview to eurovision.az.
"I also support Buranovskie Babushki, which will represent Russia in the song contest."
The priorities of Azerbaijan's foreign policy will remain unchanged, by maintaining its relevance and during its presidency in the UN Security Council, Azerbaijan's Permanent Representative to the UN Agshin Mehdiyev told press.
Azerbaijan headed the UN Security Council on May 1 after the U.S., which presided in April. China will have the presidency in a month.
"Expansion of cooperation with Azerbaijan is very important to us and it helps in the implementation of future plans," said vice-president of the Georgian representation of the European Law Students` Association, Zurab Bezhashvili, who attends International Baku Forum of Young Lawyers.
AzerTAc interviews the chief of department on work with law-enforcement bodies of Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Fuad Alasgarov
- As we know, a document on Azerbaijan was discussed at the meeting of Monitoring Committee within the framework of PACE spring session on April 23-24. Could you inform us on this document?
"Those who attempt to spoil the Azerbaijani-Iranian relations will not reach their goals. So, both Azerbaijani and Iranian officials perceive the intention of the mass media spreading such messages", the statement comes from the information reflected in the official website of IRNA on the basis of Azerbaijan`s Presidential Administration Social and Political Department Chief Ali Hasanov`s interview he gave to Azerbaijan's Lider TV on April 16.
