
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the first secular democratic state of the Islamic world, which was established on May 28, 1918, was significant in Azerbaijan's history, and though it existed for only 23 months, ADR's government reached major progress in foreign policy and introduced Azerbaijan to the international community.
The fate of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was up not only to the will of its people, but also the world's leading powers.
After centuries of Russian domination, ADR was established as a result of great ordeals, but the historical conditions in the country posed a threat of new aggression from the Soviet Bolsheviks. Since the very beginning ADR's leaders realized the seriousness of the situation and were doing everything in their power to familiarize the international community with the problems facing the newly created republic.
Read more about it in AZERNEWS online newspaper’s print edition published on May 28.
Also, in the new edition you can read articles about Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev`s attendance at the official reception over Republic Day, the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey business forum held in Gabala, the international fair Jewels of the World held in Baku on May 23-26,
Azerbaijan`s anti-piracy fight, etc.
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