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Affairs Report

Lessons in diplomacy - Baku

Preface

Independent from the Soviet Union since 1991, and finally emerging from years of corruption, oil-rich Azerbaijan is now planning a diplomatic campaign to change its image. But to fill its new embassies - 16 so far this year alone - it needs a new generation of officials. Welcome to the ambassador academy.

Credits

Photographer: Benoît Peverelli
Writer: Daria Vaisman



01 :: Hafiz Pashayev with students at the academy for diplomats

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