(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Laman Ismayilova
The XIII congress of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers is being
held at the State Academic National Drama Theater, Azernews reports
via
Head of the Humanitarian Policy, Diaspora, Multiculturalism, and
Religious Affairs Department under the Azerbaijani Presidential
Administration Farah Aliyeva, rector of ADA University Hafiz
Pashayev, Culture Minister Anar Karimov, MPs are attending the
congress.
The congress is also attended by over 20 guests from Turkiye,
Russia, Lithuania, Israel, Pakistan, Georgia, Germany, Iraq,
Belarus and Iran, and up to 330 members of the Union of Azerbaijan
Writers.
The congress participants observed a minute of silence in memory
of poets and writers who died for the liberation of Azerbaijani
lands.
Reports on the activities of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers
were presented to the congress.
Chairman of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers Anar Rzayev
delivered a speech at the congress and thanked President Ilham
Aliyev for the liberation of the occupied territories.
Head of the Humanitarian Policy, Diaspora, Multiculturalism, and
Religious Affairs Department under the Presidential Administration
Farah Aliyeva read the congratulatory message of Azerbaijani
president Ilham Aliyev to the congress.
President of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences
(ANAS), a member of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers Isa Habibbayli
emphasized that the congress will hold an essential place in
Azerbaijan's history. He stressed the importance of holding the
congress ahead of Victory Day.
Secretary of the UAW Ilgar Fahmi read out the address to the
Azerbaijani president on behalf of the congress.
Chairman of the Council of Elders of the UAW, People's Poet
Nariman Hasanzada noted that the XIII congress was organized at a
historic and very significant time for the country.
Culture Minister Anar Karimov also congratulated the
congress.
'Dear congress representatives and respected writers, today is a
historic day and we are holding this congress in a very significant
period. As the winning nation, we are organizing this prestigious
event. I congratulate you all on this occasion. I am sure that our
writers will make a successful contribution to our society by
fulfilling their mission,' the minister said.
People's Poet MP Sabir Rustamkhanli touched upon the development
of modern Azerbaijani literature. He spoke about the important
mission of Azerbaijani literature in keeping the national spirit
alive.
Speaking about the tasks facing Azerbaijani literature, Sabir
Rustamkhanli said that the historical victory in Karabakh should be
reflected in the works of writers.
Former Turkish Culture Minister Namiq Kemal Zeybek credited the
Azerbaijani youths for bravery in the first and second Karabakh
wars.
'Azerbaijani youth fought with determination in the first
Karabakh war. But there must be an army to win the victory. There
was no Azerbaijani army at that time. At that time, I tried to join
Turkiye in this struggle, but I did not succeed even though I tried
my best. Although Azerbaijan was defeated, the country proved its
heroism. In the second Karabakh war, Azerbaijan went against the
enemy with a strong army. The Azerbaijani youths showed great
heroism this time and ended the 30-year-long occupation,' he
said.
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