2011 in Azerbaijan

The following lists events that happened during 2011 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Incumbents

• President: Ilham Aliyev
• Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade
• Speaker: Ogtay Asadov

Events

January

• January - Memorandum of Understanding on a strategic energy partnership was signed between Azerbaijan and the EU.[1]

February

• February 14 - The new TV Channel Medeniyyet TV began to operate.

May

• May 14 - Ell & Nikki win the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Running Scared", Azerbaijan's first victory in the contest.

July

• July 5–6 - III World Azerbaijanis Congress.

September

• September 19 - Azerbaijan-Austrian business forum.[2][3]

October

• October 3 - Hilton Baku Hotel Complex was opened by the participation of Ilham Aliyev.[4]
• October 25 - Azerbaijan became a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2012-2013.[5]

November

• November 11 - The Azerbaijan-Hungary business forum.[6]
• November 17 - The opening ceremony of Gabala International Airport.[7]

December

• December 8 - Foreign Relations Committee of Mexico adopted an agreement on the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict [8]
• December 24 - Groundbreaking ceremony of the Baku White City project.
• December 29 - The Intellectual Transportation Management Center was opened in Baku.[9]
• December 30 - "Koroglu" (formerly "Mashadi Azizbayov") station was opened.[10]

References

1. "ENP Country Progress Report 2011 – Azerbaijan" (PDF).
2. "Baku hosting Azerbaijan-Austria business forum". azertag.az. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
3. "Azerbaijan-Austria business forum started". www.aztv.az. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
4. "President Ilham Aliyev opens Hilton Baku hotel complex". azertag.az. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
5. "Azerbaijan elected as non-permanent member of UNSC". azertag.az. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
6. "On November 11, Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Pal Schmitt attended Azerbaijan-Hungary business forum in Baku". azertag.az. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
7. "Speech by Ilham Aliyev at the opening ceremony of the Gabala International Airport". Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
8. "FROM THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE WITH POINT OF AGREEMENT ON THE ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN CONFLICT OVER NAGORNO KARABAKH" (PDF).
9. "Center for Intellectual Traffic Management of Baku. TRACECA ORG". www.traceca-org.org. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
10. "Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the reconstructed "Koroglu" station of the Baku Underground". Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic. Retrieved 2019-02-11.