General information:
Baku is the capital, the largest city, and the largest port of Azerbaijan and all the Caucasus. By antiquity, large area and population, Baku is considered one of the oldest and largest cities in the East.
Climate of Baku:
The climate in Baku is warm with hot humid summers and short mild winters. Average July temperature is around +26 ° C, in January is around +3 ° C.
Visa:
Visa to entre Azerbaijan is not required for:
Nationals of the Belorussia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Moldova.
Time: UTC/GMT + 4 hours (Moscow +1 Hour)
Population: 2 million people
Language: Azerbaijan
Electricity: 220V
The letters of support
Igor Levitin, Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation
On behalf of the Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation and on my own behalf, I welcome the participants, guests and organisers of the International Regional Rail Business Forum “Strategic Partnership 1520: the Caucasus Region”.
Ziya Mamedov, Ministry of Transport of the Azerbaijan
On behalf of the Ministry of Transport of the Azerbaijan Republic I send greetings to the participants in the International Regional Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: Caucasus Region”.
On behalf of Russian Railways, I would like to welcome the participants, guests and organisers ofthe International Regional Rail Business Forum "Strategic Partnership 1520: the Caucasus Region".
Arif Askerov, Azerbaijan RailwaysI send my greetings to the participants, guests and organisers of the first International Regional Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: the Caucasus Region”, which will take place in the hospitable city of Baku from 11 to 13 October 2010.
Vladimir Dorokhin, Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of AzerbaijanOn behalf of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Azerbaijan Republic and myself personally I send greetings to the organizers, participants and guests of the International Regional Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: Caucasus Region”.