Mehriban Aliyeva: "Azerbaijan has much to offer the international community in terms of intercultural dialogue and tolerance"
First Vice-President of Azerbaijan congratulated Koichiro Matsuura on his 80th birthday
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Mehriban Aliyeva: Azerbaijan has much to offer to world in terms of intercultural dialogue, tolerance
Azerbaijan, as a country located at the junction of civilizations, cultures and religions, has much to offer to the world community in terms of intercultural dialogue, tolerance and respect for others, First Vice-President of Azerbaijan …
Ashraf Heybatov: "While being anti-American, I have global way of thinking"
The exhibition 'Recollection and Reflection' of a member of the Association of Artists of UNESCO opens in MGIMO
The Baku Process: An Effective Cultural Diplomacy Momentum of Azerbaijan
The Baku Process will continue to promote intercultural dialogue, strengthen cooperation among many ethnic groups and encourage cultural partnerships
Experts digitized wall painting of Gelati Monastery Complex
The Gelati Monastery’s unique frescoes were documented with digital technology, the National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia reports. The digitization of mural paintings was carried out within the …
Strasbourg to hold Georgian alphabet exhibition
The exhibition titled "living culture of three writing systems" will open in the Council of Europe's building in Strasbourg on January 24. The exhibition will last for week, Sputnik Georgia reported. The …
Iran intends to register Armenian cathedral in Isfahan as World Heritage
Iran is doing its best to add Vank Cathedral in the UNESCO World Heritage List, said deputy head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organisation (ICHTO), Mohammad Hossein Talebian, News.am reported citing …
Azerbaijan's Kamancha included in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, presented jointly by Azerbaijan and Iran, was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism …
Georgian Gospel included in UNESCO Memory of World Register
A historical manuscript preserved at the National Archives of Georgia joined a UNESCO list of global cultural heritage. The earlier of the scraped texts in the National Archives manuscript date back to the 9th-10th century AD. …
Azerbaijan's dolma recognized as UNESCO Cultural Heritage
UNESCO has recognized Azerbaijan's dolma as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Permanent Delegate of Azerbaijan to UNESCO, Ambassador Anar Karimov said, "After two years of hard work Dolma has been …
Dolma may be included in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Azerbaijan has applied for the inclusion of a recipe for the preparation of Azerbaijani dolma, one of the most popular dishes in the Azerbaijani cuisine, in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO, …
Azoulay: US withdrawal from UNESCO not to entail strategic problems
The decision of the US to withdraw from UNESCO will not cause strategic problems, the new UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay said. "We can have political and financial problems, but there will be no strategic …
UNESCO to mark 100th jubilee of Kara Karayev and Baku State University
UNESCO will celebrate the 100th anniversary of prominent national composer Kara Karayev and the Baku State University, Azerbaijan's Culture Ministry said in a statement. The proposals were put forward alongside with other 48 in the …
Tbilisi University to celebrate anniversary under auspices of UNESCO
A celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in 2018 will be held under the auspices of UNESCO. This decision was taken at the 39th session of the organization, held in Paris. The …
Azerbaijan elected vice-president of General Conference of UNESCO in Paris
Azerbaijan was elected as Vice President of UNESCO 39th session of General Conference and Vice Chair of Nomination Committee at the session in Paris. Azerbaijan’s delegation at the event includes permanent representative to …
Kazakhstan cosmodrome can be recognized World Heritage by UNESCO
The Kazakhstan cosmodrome Baikonur can be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List - Roskosmos made such an offer, Executive Secretary of the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO Grigory Ordzhonikidze, said. …
Audrey Azoulay of France elected UNESCO director general
Audrey Azoulay, a French politician and former minister of culture, has been elected director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), TASS reports. Most of the UNESCO …
Sigmar Gabriel: Germany won't leave UNESCO following US withdrawal
UNESCO is an important international platform, which Germany will continue to support, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said. "We continue to support UNESCO, we will remain member of this organization," …
Israel to join US in quitting Unesco
Israel has said it will join the US in pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation Unesco, after US officials cited "anti-Israel bias", BBC reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the …
Kremlin regrets US decision to quit UNESCO
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the United States’ withdrawal from UNESCO was sad news, TASS reports. "Sad news," the Kremlin spokesman told reporters. Earlier on …
