Press service of the US embassy in Azerbaijan told APA that Bay Fang will meet with the representatives of youth organizations on December 5-6 and become familiar with the situation of public diplomacy in Azerbaijan. The US official also plans to meet with youth, who are the participants of the US education program in Sumgayit and Salyan.

What are your impressions from Azerbaijan and what do you think about future of this country? Azerbaijan made impressive changes since I am back to the country 20 years later. Baku is a rich western city with all high live standards and variety of people.

MP Rovshan Rzayev spoke about the creation and activity of the public organization ‘Azerbaijani community of the Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan’, the contribution that people’s diplomacy may have in the resolution of the conflict and shared thoughts about the humanitarian aspects of the conflict.

The latest weapon in this country’s ideological war with Iran arrived in an armada of jets from California, accompanied by a private security force, dazzling pyrotechnics and a wardrobe that consisted of sequins and not much else.

From 19 October to 12 November, different exhibitions and concerts dedicated to the Azerbaijani culture and art are planned to be held in different regions of France with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation... Exhibitions will showcase Azerbaijani miniatures, ancient carpets, archeological cultural findings, folk musical instruments...

The chairman of the Azerbaijan Youth Organization of Russia and the founder of organization IDEA Leyla Aliyeva published in the "Rossiyskaya Qazeta" narrates about Azerbaijan's effective cultural policy abroad and positive results of the public diplomacy realized by Azerbaijan in Russia.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is going to restore relations with Russia through public diplomacy. He said this at a meeting with the Gordi villagers in Khoni district. According to him, many Russian tourists began to come to Georgia, who was surprised to observe that process of construction, which is conducted in the country.

...Azerbaijan’s desire to pursue more active public diplomacy was driven primarily by the constant concerns over falling behind Armenia in the “information war” front of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which remains to be the most important issue for Azerbaijanis. Having achieved economic success, Azerbaijan is keen to use it oil revenues in order to promote its image abroad and influence foreign audiences.