2017 in Azerbaijan
# 2017 in Azerbaijan

Events in the year 2017 in Azerbaijan.

## Incumbents

* President: Ilham Aliyev
* Vice President: Mehriban Aliyeva (starting 21 February)
* Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade

## Events

### January

| January 24 | Djibouti recognized the Khojaly Massacre as an act of genocide in 2017. |
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### March

| March 14–18 | First Baku International Water Week |
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| Mach 16 | Started the V Global Baku Forum |

### May

| May 5–6, 2017 | 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue |
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| May 12–22 | 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games |

### June

| June 25 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix |
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### August

| August 1 | "Sea Cup-2017" international contest was held within the International Army Games |
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### September

| September 14 | Contract of the Century was signed. |
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| September 20-October 1, | 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship |

### October

| October 30 | Opening of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway |
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### December

| December 21 | The Parliament of Paraguay recognized the Khojaly massacre as an act of genocide in 2017 |
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## Deaths

* 19 January – Jalal Allakhverdiyev, mathematician (b. 1929).

## Gallery

* Jalal Allakhverdiyev
* Boxing at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
