Defense of the thesis of Famil Niftiyev for the degree of PhD was held.

      On May 19, at the meeting of the Dissertation Council, under the chairmanship of academician Ramiz Mammadov, the defense of the thesis on the specialty of economic geography 5401.01 for the degree of Doctor of Scence took place on the theme “Development of social infrastructure in the Lenkaran-Astara economic zone and geographical problems of territorial organization”.

     By secret ballot, a decision was made to apply to the HAC under the President of the Azerbaijan Republic to award the title of PhD in geography to Famil Niftiyev.