During the morning session of its current meeting, in Baku, the World Heritage Committee inscribed seven cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The sites added to the List are situated in Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and People’s Democratic Republic of Lao. Inscriptions will continue through 7 July. …
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Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva’s multifaceted activity serves to expand international reputation of Azerbaijan
The Republic of Azerbaijan after gaining its independence on October 18, 1991, became a member of the United Nations specialized agency UNESCO on 3 July 1992 . The development of Azerbaijan’s relations with UNESCO started in the second half of 1993, after the return of power to the nationwide leader …
Read More »7th Meeting of UNESCO National Commissions and Committees of TURKSOY Member Countries held in Osh
The 7th meeting of the UNESCO National Commissions and Committees of TURKSOY Member Countries has been held in the city of Osh, Kyrgyz Republic. Addressing the event, Ambassador-at-Large, Secretary-General of the National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO Elnur Sultanov described the meeting as a sign of solidarity …
Read More »Azerbaijan, UNESCO sign agreement
The government of Azerbaijan and UNESCO have signed an agreement on the organization of the 3rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Baku. The document was signed by Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev and UNESCO Assistant Director-General Ernesto Ottone Ramírez. The session will be held on …
Read More »Azerbaijani minister mulls preparations for 43-rd UNESCO committee session
Azerbaijan’s Culture Minister Abulfas Garayev, as part of his visit to Paris, met with a delegation led by Mechtild Rossler, director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, Trend reports March 27 with reference to Azerbaijan’s Culture Ministry. As chairman of the 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Abulfas Garayev spoke about …
Read More »UNESCO Assistant Director-General: Azerbaijan is a reliable partner of UNESCO
Azerbaijan is a reliable partner of UNESCO, said Edouard Matoko, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations, as he met with Anar Karimov, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Mission to UNESCO. Expressing satisfaction with the high level of Azerbaijan-UNESCO relations, Eduard Matoko hailed the importance of the Azerbaijani government’s contribution to …
Read More »Former Director General of UNESCO hails rapid development of Azerbaijan in all areas
Koichiro Matsuura congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on 15th anniversary of his activities in the post of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He noted that as a result of successful implementation by President Ilham Aliyev of the strategy laid by outstanding statesman Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan has rapidly developed and become …
Read More »UNESCO adopts Azerbaijan’s report on activities over past 5 years
UNESCO has adopted Azerbaijan’s report on its activities over the past five years, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Culture Dec. 14. The Intergovernmental Committee on World Heritage (UNESCO structure) has approved the report, considering that it is fully and professionally prepared in terms of information and meets all criteria. …
Read More »Azerbaijani delegation attends 13th session of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee
An Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Ramiz Hasanov is participating in the 13th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Port Louis, the Republic of Mauritius.The international cooperation mechanisms established under the 2003 Convention such as inscriptions on the Lists, …
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