The flag of Azerbaijan was hoisted in the Olympic Village in Sochi. At the 22nd Olympic Winter Games to be start on February 7 Azerbaijn will be represented by four athletes in two sports. All are legionnaires , serving under the flag of Azerbaijan. So , to compete in alpine skiing men of Azerbaijan will represent the Austrian, Patrick Brahner, and Swiss, Cedric Notts.
Cedric Notts played for Azerbaijan at the previous Olympics in Vancouver, but did not win. He failed to finish in slalom , and at the giant slalom came to finish the 79th .
The Russians Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov will also perform in Sochi under Azerbaijan's flag on the figure skating competitions. In December 2010, they became the winners of the open championship of Estonia. In September 2011, at an international tournament named Ondrej Nepela they won bronze medals.—06В--
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It will be cloudy and rainy in Baku and Absheron on 14 February. Wind will be north-west, gusty. Air temperature at night +2+4, during the day + 5+7. Humidity 75-85%.
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At the "Julfa" customs post of the Nakhchivan customs, during an inspection of a truck from Iran that was transiting to Türkiye, 101.4 kg of methamphetamine was found in the fuel tank and heating system tank.
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This year, 22,000 foreign language teachers and an additional 4,000 teachers who were unable to pass certification last year will be involved in the certification process, the director of the state agency for preschool and general education, Eshgi Bagirov, announced on February 12. According to him, of the 65,000 teachers involved in the certification, 55,000 passed successfully and received salary supplements. At the same time, employment contracts were terminated with 5,000 teachers who did not pass the certification.
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