Geology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (GI NANA) develops relationships with scientific organizations and universities of Ukraine. To this end, the scientists of IG of ANAS, academician Ibrahim Guliyev, corresponding member of ANAS Hatam Guliyev and candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences Khanlar Agayev visited the Institute of Geophysics of National Academy of Sciences (IG NAS), the Geological Faculty of Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko (KNU) and the Scientific Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU). Within a seven-day visit, the scientists of both countries agreed to hold international grant projects.

Our scientists have spoken in seminars on a theme "Modeling of elastic parameters of the geological environment, considering modern geodynamics, which were held at the IG of NASU and STCU. In seminars the results of the grant project titled "Investigations of the physical and mechanical properties of rocks and the dynamics of their changes in different temperature and pressure conditions" were also discussed, which was approved in 2007 in STCU and financed by the European Union. These results will be published on the advice of scientists in the international journal "Geophysics" - edition of the National Academy of Sciences. Also, scientists have decided to prepare the new project in the above-stated direction and include it to the European Union, to continue the project for another 3 years. Let’s notice that importance of this decision have been emphasized in the international seminar, devoted to the project, which was held in Baku this year.

Questions on a professional training and an exchange of experience have been included to the plan for future cooperation with Ukrainian scientists. The parties agreed to prepare a project on "Study of the oil and gas potential of the Caspian-Black Sea Basin considering modern geodynamics”, together with leading research centers and universities in Europe and to present it to the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union.

Information prepared by the Press Service of the Geology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan

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