Azerbaijani Culture Minister, Outgoing British Ambassador Favor Deepening Ties
Date
7/14/2022 7:07:45 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijani Culture Minister Anar Karimov has received outgoing
British Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp, Azernews reports,
citing the Culture Ministry.
British Council Country Director for Azerbaijan Nargiz Hajiyeva
and arts manager Dilara Ibrahimova also took part in the
meeting.
Anar Karimov expressed his gratitude to the ambassador for his
invaluable service in strengthening friendly ties between the UK
and Azerbaijan during his tenure.
British Ambassador James Sharp also emphasized that he highly
values Azerbaijani-UK relations based on close cooperation and
sincere friendship.
The culture minister highly evaluated the memorandum of
understanding signed between the British Council and the Azerbaijan
Federation of Creative Industries as an important step on the way
to productive cooperation in this field.
Anar Karimov stressed the benefits of the Creative Spark program
covering the years 2018-2023.
The Creative Spark Higher Education Enterprise Programme aims to
drive the enterprise skills of young entrepreneurs in targeted
countries to help them create their own career paths or start their
own businesses.
Anar Karimov wished James Sharp success in his future
activities.
The meeting continued with the discussion of a number of issues
of interest to the parties.
After the meeting, British Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp
shared a tweet about the meeting.
'Today we had a very productive meeting with Azerbaijani Culture
Minister Anar Karimov and the new director of the British Council
Nargiz Hajiyeva, discussing the opportunities for cooperation. The
UK will continue to provide great support to the development of the
cultural sector in Azerbaijan,' the ambassador tweeted.
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