Azeri leader 'outshines' Turkmen president by number of books writtenFebruary 9, 2018 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 53rd tome of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's multi-volume book “Ilham Aliyev: Development is our goal" is out now, placing the Azeri leader ahead of his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow by the number of books published so far. The materials cover the period from September to October 2012. The publication contains, among other things, materials on Aliyev's working visits, negotiations, press statements, documents signed, meetings with heads of state and government, receptions. The Azeri leader’s books are published with remarkable speed and frequency. On February 6 and 7, for example, the 51st and 52nd volumes came out. Since September 2017, a total of 11 tomes of the multi-volume work have been published. The president of Azerbaijan has managed to outperform even Berdimuhamedow, who has a solid record of more than 40 books. Berdimuhamedow, however, touches upon a wider range of topics from the armed forces and medicinal plants to tea, Turkmen national traditions and “a happy life”. The president of Turkmenistan wrote 7 books in 2016 alone. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |