(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan participated in the international kurultai (congress)
of the Hun and Turkic nations held in Hungarian Bigac, Azernews
reports.
The 7th international kurultai (congress) brought together
delegations from 20 nations that showcased their richest cultural
and historical heritage, who have lived in historical Turan
stretching over the vast territories.
President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage
Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva sent a congratulatory letter to the
congress.
In her message, Gunay Afandiyeva expressed her confidence that
every Turk participating in the kurultai feels great pride in being
a successor and part of our thousand-year-old culture. She stressed
the importance of promoting the Turkic culture and spiritual values
in the European space.
Gunay Afandiyeva congratulated the head of the Magyar Turan,
Andras Biro, and all those who contributed to the organization of
the Hunno-Turkic kurultai, which is extremely important for
strengthening unity and equality between the Turkic peoples.
The president of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage
Foundation emphasized that holding such interesting events in
cities, like Bursa and Shusha, Turkestan and Osh, Samarkand and
Merv, are of great importance.
'As Turks, we will once again remember our glorious past, take a
look at our present, draw strength and move hand in hand towards a
bright future,' she said.
Notably, International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation
acted as a co-organizer of the 7th kurultai of the Hun and Turkic
nations.
Honored Artists Nuria Huseynova, Gochag Asgarov, Kamran Karimov,
as well as talented musicians Arslan Novrasli (tar), Elnur
Mikayilov (kamancha) and Odlar Yurdu dance ensemble took part in
the kurultai within the framework of cooperation between the
foundation and the Azerbaijani embassy in Hungary.
The performances of the artists, reflecting the rich music of
the Turkic world, were met with great interest and were accompanied
by thunderous applauses.
Earlier, Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly Laszlo
Kover, Former Prime Minister of Turkiye Binali Yildirim, First
Deputy Speaker of the Azerbaijan Parliament Ali Huseynli, Secretary
General of the Organization of Turkic States Baghdad Amreyev, and
many others attended the event.
The Kurultai International Festival is held every two years.
This year Kurultai turned 14 years old. As in previous years, this
time a huge nomadic camp made up of over 100 yurts was also
constructed. This is a grandiose event that includes theatrical
show programs, musical performances, archaeological and
anthropological exhibitions, and a fair of artisans.
The main purpose of the event is to unite representatives of the
Turkic world and demonstrate samples of their national culture.
The Hungarian Turan Foundation provides organizational support
to the conduct of the congresses.
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