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A new issue of the Japanese version of the “IRS” magazine, which plays an important role in disseminating Azerbaijani realities around the world, as well as promoting the country’s rich culture and art abroad, has been published, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.

The magazine features information about Azerbaijan’s natural landscapes, development of tourism sector, as well as historical monuments.

The edition highlights the history of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Japan.

The publication provides information about Armenia’s policy of aggression against Azerbaijan, which lasted for almost 30 years, as well as its severe consequences, atrocities committed against Azerbaijan’s historical, religious and cultural monuments, destruction of cities and villages.

The magazine also features articles highlighting the 44-day Patriotic War in the fall of 2020 carried out under the leadership of the President of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, and the restoration and reconstruction works currently underway in the economic regions of Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur.

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The “Art Camp Karabakh” exhibition has opened as part of the Cultural Heritage Forum at the Gulustan Palace in Baku, displaying the works of artists and sculptors, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.

The exhibition features works by artists created during their visits to the liberated territories of Karabakh, which were organized by the Ministry of Culture. The exposition also includes the book album published by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in English highlighting the cultural heritage of Karabakh including the photos of historical and cultural sites located in the country’s liberated territories.

The paintings and samples of sculptures by artists Javanshir Mammadov, Samir Samadov, Kamran Asadov and others on Karabakh, Shusha and Victory aroused great interest among the visitors.

The exhibition also displays national applied-decorative art examples such as coppersmithing, art of jewelry, gurama (patchwork art), tazhib (art of illumination), balaban, and tekelduz (tambour embroidery).

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Colombia’s leading TV Channel NTN24, operating throughout the Americas, has broadcast an interview with Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov, who has recently visited the country, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.

In his interview, Azerbaijani Deputy FM Elnur Mammadov provided detailed information about the current situation of and prospects for the development of Azerbaijan-Colombia relations, the process of normalization of relations with Armenia, as well as the destructive activities of France in the region.

Noting that Azerbaijan is interested in expanding cooperation with Colombia and other countries of Latin America, the deputy minister said that the political consultations held in Bogotá featured an exchange of views on the development of mutual cooperation in various areas, including humanitarian demining.

The Azerbaijani diplomat highlighted the massive contamination of the liberated territories with mines and other explosives, which remains the major challenge to the large-scale restoration and reconstruction works, as well as the safe return of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes. He expressed hope that Colombia, which has extensive experience in this field, would show solidarity with Azerbaijan in the fight against mine threats.

Deputy FM Elnur Mammadov also provided insight into the new realities emerged in the region in the post-conflict period, the normalization of relations with Armenia and the peace agenda, negotiations on the final peace treaty, the factors determining the local anti-terrorist measures. He also spoke about the measures taken by the Azerbaijan government to reintegrate the Armenian population of Karabakh into the Azerbaijani society guaranteeing full protection of their rights and security.

Mammadov emphasized that the actions of France, which supplies Armenia with defensive and offensive weapons, do not serve peace in the region, urging France to refrain from destructive activities and not to provoke Armenia into a new war.

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Observers from the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS) will monitor the extraordinary presidential election in Azerbaijan to be held on February 7, 2024, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Trend, citing the press service of the IPA CIS.

Information about this was confirmed in the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan.

The Chairwoman of the IPA CIS Council and Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko received a letter from the Chairwoman of the Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova. The letter contains an invitation to international observers from IPA CIS to take part in monitoring the extraordinary presidential election in Azerbaijan.

“I am certain that the presence of a group of observers from IPA CIS will aid in the development and strengthening of comprehensive ties between Azerbaijan and IPA CIS,” the letter reads.

On December 7, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree calling for an extraordinary presidential election in the country on February 7, 2024.

The process of submitting the documents required for the registration of candidates for the presidential election to the Central Election Commission starts on December 19.

The documents must be submitted a maximum of 50 and not less than 30 days before the voting day until 18:00, from December 19, 2023, to January 8, 2024.

The appropriate documents must be filed by a presidential candidate, authorized representative of a political party, or bloc of political parties.

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Deadline expects Armenia’s submission Amerikatsi directed by Michael A. Goorjian to make the Oscar shortlist for Best International Feature Film.

The film tracks Charlie (Goorjian), who returns to Armenia in 1948 — decades after fleeing to the U.S. as a child, due to persecution by the Ottoman Empire, and finds a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, he falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window – the home of a prison guard. As his life unexpectedly becomes entwined with the man’s, he begins to see that the true spirit of his homeland is alive in its passionate people. 

“There are moments that are sensitive, thoughtful, and really quite moving — in an elegant, silent-movie way — but the framing is so dark in its humor that many viewers may never make it to them,” Deadline writes.

“It takes time to find your own voice, but with Amerikatsi, I have done my best to make something true to myself and my Armenian heritage in the spirit of independent cinema,” says Michael A. Goorjian.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce shortlists in several categories, including International Feature Film, on Friday, December 21. Voting is currently open and closes on Monday, December 18 at 5pm PT.

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