The heads of about 10 Azerbaijani NGOs voiced an interest this week in nominating themselves for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Azerbaijani Presidential State NGO Support Fund, MP Azay Guliyev made the statement at a roundtable discussion on the autumn elections today. "Some 10 NGO leaders have expressed an interest in nominating their candidacy on an individual basis," he said. ....

The CIS Executive Committee sent letters to the member-countries to provide lists of people, who will be accredited as observers to the Azerbaijani parliamentary elections, the executive committee told Trend today. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for Nov. 7. ...

China and North Korea confirmed Monday that their leaders met while Kim Jong Il was on a secretive trip to China, but there were no signs of his son on what was suspected to be a visit to drum up support for a succession plan, APA reports quoting technews.tmcnet.com website. ...

Ali and Nino" book cafe will host presentation of new books from "The newest literature" series of "Law" publishing house on September 3....

Due to the "Government program on development of library-information sphere in the Azerbaijan Republic for 2008-2013" years Baku city Culture and Tourism Department starts to the project "Mobile librarian". ....

Director General of Azerbaijan Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (ITV) Ismayil Omarov has been elected academician of the International Aitmatov Academy for his contribution to developing literature and culture of the Turkic speaking peoples. ....

Film shot in poetry holiday in 1972 was discovered. Speeches of famous poets Mammad Araz and Fikrat Godja took place in this film. ....

Today, the roundtable has been held related to prepared project on amendments to Journalists’ Professional Behavior Rules, APA reports. ....

he Azerbaijani Press Council will work to expand the media advertising market, Chairman Aflatun Amashov told media today. ...

Future Azerbaijani journalists will have the opportunity to study at some of the world's leading universities in an attempt to improve training standards in the profession, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Press Council said today. ...

Investigator journalist, past director of the Institute of Lightening of War and Peace, expert on regions of International Peace Fund Thomas de Waal published the book by name "Caucasus".....

The next book by Azerbaijani people's poet Zelimkhan Yagub has been published in Iran. ....

The centre for studying of heritage of Haydar Aliyev and the newspaper "Caspian sea" publish the book "Ilham Aliyev:" I call journalists for patriotism"". ....

0 year jubilee of the contest "Khoca Nasreddin" will be celebrated in Turkey in the middle of October. ....

Book of Vagif Yusifli by name "Rasul Rza and modern Azerbaijan poetry" features literary innovator school created by unforgettable people's artist and his creativity. ....