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By Nazrin Gadimova

Azerbaijan has participated in the 8th International Association of Geomorphologists international conference held in Paris on August 27-31. The country was represented by Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Geology Institute's Tofig Rashidov.

The event, which was organized by IAG and Groupe Français de Géomorphologie (GFG), was attended by more than 1,000 scientists and experts from North and South America, Europe, Asia, as well as CIS countries.

More than 500 scientific reports on 26 areas of research, as well as over 300 presentation stands were presented during the conference.

PhD candidate Rashidov presented scientific research on mud volcanoes and natural hazards associated with them, which was done by the Geology Institute. The results of the studies attracted the attention of the event attendees.

The Azerbaijani scientist got acquainted with representatives of Springer, Cambridge University Press and Wiley.

The ANAS Geology Institute has 24 research departments, the National Data Center of Azerbaijan, created in 2003 at the initiative of a committee of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the center for collective use of scientific tools and equipment, and the Natural-History Museum named after Hasan Bey Zardabi.

The Institute promotes cooperation with nearly 30 foreign and international organizations and companies such as BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, Unocal Corporation, Statoil, ConocoPhillips, INTAS, UNESCO, NATO, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), etc.

Scientists of the Institute continue collaborative research with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study the geodynamic situation in the Caucasus collision zone. Azerbaijan is equipped with 30 temporary and 3 permanent GPS stations - "Baku", "Shaki" and "Nefchala."