Shusha declared cultural capital of Azerbaijan

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an order today declaring the city of Shusha the cultural capital of Azerbaijan.

Earlier, the head of state said that Shusha deserves to be named the cultural capital of the country. "I think that it can be considered not only the cultural capital of Azerbaijan, but also of the entire region," the President of Azerbaijan stressed.

Currently, restoration work is being carried out on the territory of the city - an audit of the housing stock is being carried out, restoration of historical monuments are being restored. It is planned that the Poetry Days of Vagif and the Khary Bulbul festival will be held in Shusha this year.