Baku Hosts 9Th UNESCO National Commissions' Meeting Of TURKSOY Member States
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku is hosting the opening
ceremony of the 9th meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO
of the TURKSOY Member States at ADA University, Azernews reports.
The ceremony was opened with a speech of Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Jeyhun Bayranov.
Addressing the audience via a video message, the minister spoke
about the importance of cooperation of Azerbaijan and UNESCO.
He then talked about the liberation of Shusha, which was named the
cultural capital of the Turkic World. And briefed the audience
about the 30-year-old occupation of Azerbaijan, the policy of
ethnic cleaning and destruction of Azerbaijani cultural and
historical heritage by Armenia in Karabakh and in the Western
Azerbaijan.
Among the participants there were Bilal Çakici TURKSOY Deputy
General Secretary and Azerbaijani Ecology Minister Mukhtar Babayev
who also gave speeches.
According to TURKSOY Deputy General Secretary, the declaration
of Shusha as the cultural capital of Azerbaijan in 2023 was
welcomed as a significant event for the Turkic world. He expressed
his hope that Shusha, which once again waved the Turkish flag after
regaining its freedom, will have a positive impact on the
development of the culture of the entire Turkic world.
Besides, Azerbaijan's Ecology Minister Mukhtar Babayev touched
on Armenian aggression and illegal exploitation of Azerbaijan's
natural resources. The deputy minister said the destruction of
ecology by Armenia is not of the cultural and historic monuments,
but the burning of trees and forests. Emphasizing that Azerbaijan
has a unique nature, he mentioned the request to include some
forests in the country in the list of UNESCO.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Culture Minister Adil Karimli
emphasized the exceptional role of National Leader Heydar Aliyev in
the establishment of TURKSOY. The deputy minister also said that
the declaration of this year as the year of Heydar Aliyev coincides
with the 100th anniversary of the national leader.
"Heydar Aliyev was not only the great leader of Azerbaijan but
also was an irreplaceable part of the whole Turkic World. The 30th
anniversary of the foundation of TURKSOY will be celebrated
greatly. This year was hard for Turkic countries as the heavy quake
hit Turkiye taking many lives and destroying cultural
monuments."
Adil Karimli also emphasized the importance of Azerbaijan
expanding relations with UNESCO. He brought to the attention of the
participants the serious reconstruction works in the territories
freed from occupation after the Second Karabakh War. The deputy
minister also noted the invaluable contributions of the First Vice
President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva in the development of
Azerbaijani culture.
It should be noted that the chairman of the Turkish National
Commission for UNESCO Ocal Oguz, former Prime Minister of
Azerbaijan Hasan Hasanov and others have addressed the event.
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