After years of trying to gain membership in the Council of Europe (CoE), Azerbaijan finally won a seat in the first few days of 2001. In itself, that recognition indicates some advances in Azerbaijan’s social and political life in 2000. There was also an improvement in the country’s economic position, with GDP rising by 11.4 percent, the fastest rate in […]

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