Dear friends,

February 26 is the 21st anniversary of one of the most horrific events of the 1990s, the Khojaly Massacre.  We hereby call upon you to help us commemorating Khojaly Massacre and its victims with a Presidential proclamation.

Please, go to the following link and sign the petition. We need 100 000 signatures by 26th of February.

Let’s not forget the victims of Khojaly.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/issue-proclamation-commemorating-and-recognizing-war-crime-khojaly-massacre-and-its-victims/W8BbDqYx#thank-you=p

Dear friends,

as you may know since 1997 the Second of February is declared the Youth Day of Azerbaijan. Ever since that year the Youth was given a priority in state policies. Many projects and initiatives have been taken in order to improve the situation of young people in the country. Yet, there are many more things to be implemented in this field, as youth  is the basis for the prosperous society we are trying to build  in Azerbaijan.  Therefore, each and every young person is valuable and it is in the interests of the state to provide a space for their development.

Today we want to congratulate all young people all over the world with this beautiful day.  We wish you prosperity and success in all your endeavors! Happy Youth Day!

Call for Papers

First Graduate Workshop on Post-Soviet Ethnic Conflicts Research

April 5-7, 2013

Graduate School of Political Science (GraSP)

University of Münster, Germany

The Graduate School of Politics of the University of Münster is issuing a call for papers for its first workshop on ethnic conflicts research in the post-Soviet area to be held April, 5-7^th, 2013, in Münster.

The aim of the workshop on post-Soviet conflict research is to bring together international undergraduate and graduate students and researchers from all disciplines of German universities. The GraSP intends to provide an open platform for those interested in the research area.

The call for papers is aimed at young researchers from all disciplines focusing on conflict studies in the above mentioned regions. This workshop welcomes participants interested in conflict studies including, but not limited to, the following topics:

-Historical and legal backgrounds of ethnic conflicts in the all post-Soviet regions;

-Involvement of external actors: Foreign Policy interests of Russia and the USA;

- Regional Powers and their role in the conflict resolution (Turkey, Iran, China and etc.);

-Role of regional and international organizations in the mediation and peace building processes (the EU, OSCE, CoE, NATO and etc.);

Submissions should include a paper abstract of a presentation topic for the workshop. The workshop languages will be English and German. The selected papers will be published as a volume.

Please send your submissions (in the form of short abstracts) by the deadline of March 10, 2013 via e-mail to Elnur Ismayilov ([email protected]). In addition, a one-page CV indicating past scientific and professional experience should be attached. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by March 20, 2013.

We are looking forward to exciting contributions and to seeing you in April in Münster. For further information, please contact Elnur Ismayilov at [email protected].

On January 25th KazGer and ASN within their cultural cooperation have had a joint event . They have organized a movie night, where the film ‘Nomad’ was screened. Carlo Siliotto, Italian composer known for his soundtrack scores and especially for his music in ‘Nomad’, had a skype conference with participants of the movie night directly after the movie was screened.

The success of this event has put a basis for future joint activities of ASN and KazGer.

Date: February 4th,  21:00

Place: Luca Giordano Room, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Via Cavour 1, Florence, Italy

Dear friends,

You are invited to CONTEMPOARTEFESTIVAL , 10th EDITION, organized  in cooperation with Provincia di Firenze, The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Republic, Azerbaijan Youth Foundation and Azerbaijan Embassy in Rome. The event will present  ‘Florence and Baku: Music and Culture in comparison’. You will have a chance to enjoy the performance of ensembles and mugham trio. If interested, please kindly confirm your participation  via phone  +39 055 47891321 or via e-mail  [email protected],  [email protected]

The 27th of January the event called “The Azerbaijani Night” was held in Clausthal-Zellerfeld city. This event was organized within the framework of ASN’s  winter activities concept. The organizers were ANS members, studying in Clausthal Technical University.

During the presentation of Aliheydar Zeynalov, master student in Clausthal Technical University, a broad information about Azerbaijan and its history, culture and economics was given to more than hundred local and international students as well as teachers and professors of the university. Also, Zaur Heydarov, an office manager of ASN, had a speech on ASN activities and aims.

After that  Vahid Azeri performed some folk songs and pieces of Azerbaijani mugam on tar, national Azerbaijani musical instrument. Zaur Jumshudov, a master student of Braunschweig Technical University, performed some modern Azerbaijani rock songs on a guitar. The event was finished by the piano performance of Khaver Akbarli, who played some classical European music.

At the end of the event, prizes were awarded to students for their active participation. In addition, some books, containing information on Azerbaijan, have been presented to the library of Clausthal Technical University.

On January 20, the People of Azerbaijan commemorate the victims of Black January killed by Soviet troops. The massacre conducted by the Soviet troops strengthened Azerbaijan National Independence Movement and the struggle for Independence, Freedom and soon after ended the Soviet rule in Azerbaijan.

Today, the People of Azerbaijan commemorate the victims of Black January who fought for the Independence of Azerbaijan.

We express our condolence to family members, relatives and the People of Azerbaijan.

God have mercy on our martyrs who lost their lives for our freedom.