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2018 in Azerbaijan 
Summary
The following lists events that occurred in 2018 in Azerbaijan.
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Incumbents edit
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- Vice President: Mehriban Aliyeva[2]
- Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade[3] (until 21 April), Novruz Mammadov (starting 21 April)
Events edit
February edit
| February 9 | Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on establishment of Theology Institute of Azerbaijan[4] |
| February 9–25 | 1 athlete from Azerbaijan will compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[5] |
March edit
| March 15–17 | V World forum on Intercultural dialogue was held[6] |
April edit
| April 11 | Ilham Aliyev wins the 2018 presidential elections.[7] |
| April 21 | Approval of the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers.[citation needed] |
| April 27–29 | 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix |
May edit
| May 14 | Port of Baku was opened on 14 May 2018 at Alat.[8] |
| May 28 | The centennial anniversary of the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADF).[9] |
| May 29 | Opening of Southern Gas Corridor[10] |
June edit
| June 5 | Opening ceremony of the BMX World Championships[11] |
| June 11 | President Ilham Aliyev opened a new missile base at Pirəkəşkül.[12] |
| June 26 | The centennial of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.[13][14] |
September edit
| September 15 | The military parade was held on occasion of 100th anniversary of Baku's liberation[15] |
| September 21 | 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani parliament[16] |
| September 20–27 | 2018 World Judo Championships[17] |
October edit
| October 25–26 | VI Baku International Humanitarian Forum[18] |
November edit
| November 16 | A 4,000-year-old game was found in Azerbaijan[19] |
Gallery edit
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The military parade. -
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The inauguration ceremony of Ilham Aliyev. -
Ilham Aliyev attended official opening ceremony of Southern Gas Corridor. Sangachal Terminal
References edit
- ^ "Azerbaijan country profile". BBC News. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ Erickson, Amanda (22 February 2017). "Azerbaijan's president has chosen a new VP — his wife". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Novruz Mammadov becomes the new Prime Minister of Azerbaijan". JAMnews. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Azərbaycan İlahiyyat İnstitutunun yaradılması haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı".
- ^ "Azerbaijan's flag-bearer in Winter Olympics named". Report News Agency. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "6th Global Baku Forum starts today - UPDATED". Report News Agency. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ "Azerbaijan brings forward date of presidential election to April..." Reuters. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic - NEWS » Events". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Azerbaijan marks 100th anniversary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic". Trend.Az. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Ilham Aliyev attended official opening ceremony of Southern Gas Corridor". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "2018 UCI BMX World Championships". Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ O'Connor, Sean (July 10, 2018). "Spaceshot: Azerbaijan's new missile base – 40.490297 N 049.594878 E". Jane's Information Group. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
On 11 June Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev presided over the opening ceremony for a new missile base near Perekeshkul, which Jane's has located approximately 20 km northwest of Baku.
- ^ "Military airplanes conduct flights over Baku". video.azertag.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Flights of Military Aviation on Eve of Military Parade in Baku". www.turan.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Solemn parade held to mark 100th anniversary of liberation of Baku President Ilham Aliyev, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the parade". video.azertag.az. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ "Solemn meeting marking centenary of Azerbaijani parliament gets underway at Milli Majlis". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ "World Championships Seniors Baku 2018 / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ "VI Baku International Humanitarian Forum" (PDF).
- ^ Bower, Bruce (2018-12-17). "A Bronze Age game called 58 holes was found chiseled into stone in Azerbaijan". Science News. Retrieved 2018-12-21.