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In the North of Azerbaijan lies one of the country`s oldest villages – Lahij, that was once the copper mining hub producing copperware exported across the Middle East. Copper craftsmanship of Lahij is the traditional practice of making and using copperware. Located on the left bank of the Girdimanchay River …

UNESCO will celebrate the birthday anniversaries of Azerbaijan’s prominent figures. The organization will mark the bicentenary of the great philanthropist and oil magnate Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev and the centenary of the outstanding composer Fikrat Amirov. The decision was announced at the 41st UNESCO General Conference in Paris. As a result of joint activities of the Culture …

“The Azerbaijani side reiterated its readiness to accept the UNESCO mission and called on the organization to accelerate this process,” said spokesperson for Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Leyla Abdullayeva as she responded to media’s question. Leyla Abdullayeva said: “Following the telephone conversation between President of the Republic of Azerbaijan …

Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay said she was ‘shocked by the tragic deaths of Siraj Abishov and Maharram Ibrahimov’, according to a UNESCO statement, Trend reports. Employees of Azerbaijan’s AzTV channel and AZERTAC news agency were killed as a result of the mine explosion in Kalbajar district, a source in …

The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, received the representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trend reports referring to the organization’s web site. Azoulay reminded the statements made by the UN Secretary-General, who had expressed his relief and welcomed the agreement on a total ceasefire and cessation of hostilities in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh …

The 209th session of the UNESCO Executive Board has been held in a virtual format. Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to UNESCO, Ambassador Anar Karimov addressed the session. He touched upon Azerbaijan’s contribution to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The session featured an exchange of views on the impact of …

A solemn ceremony to mark the 650th birth anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi has been held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Addressing the event, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO Ambassador Anar Karimov said that President Ilham Aliyev declared 2019 as a Year of Nasimi in …

UNESCO Director-General Ms. Audrey Azoulay sent a letter of appreciation to the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the 43 rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, the Ministry told APA. The letter says that our country has hosted this prestigious UNESCO event on high-level and thanked for the preparations …

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has met with Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay on the sidelines of the 43rd session of the organization’s World Heritage Committee in Baku. The Director-General described the meeting of the World Heritage Committee as the biggest event of UNESCO, saying that representatives from …