Azerbaijani news agency Trend published an article on the recent presentation of the coming European Games scheduled to be held in Baku in Cannes. The event was attended by Azerbaijani First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.
"The inauguration of the exhibition 'Azerbaijan: A Land of Traditions and Future' took place on June 10, in the French city of Cannes," the article reads. "The exhibition was organized within the framework of the Days of Azerbaijani Culture being held with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation."
"Azerbaijan's First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, attended the opening ceremony," the authors inform. "Claire-Anne Reix, the director of the Festivals and Congress Palace of Cannes, where the event took place, mentioned that this was the second time Azerbaijan had been successfully presented in Cannes, and valued it as a significant event in the city's life. Reix said the tourists coming to the city showed a great deal of interest in these events."
"A separate section, as a continuation of the exhibitions organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in various countries on the occasion of the 870th jubilee of prominent Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi, has been created at the exhibition," the article reads.
"Books, booklets and other publications of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation promoting Azerbaijan and its culture are also displayed in Cannes," Trend writes. "Then a concert by the State Chamber Orchestra named after Gara Garayev - conducted by Azerbaijani People's Artist Teymur Goychayev - took place at the Festivals Palace of Cannes."
