Baku, Azerbaijan, November 14th. Trend reported that the first event at the newly opened House of Azerbaijan in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, took place recently.
According to the National Committee for Diaspora Support, the “Azerbaijani House” hosted an art exhibition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of national poet Navi Hazri.
The opening ceremony was attended by Chairman of the State Commission for Diaspora Cooperation Fuad Muradov. Adish Mamedov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to the Czech Republic. Milan Ekert, representative of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Czech ambassador to Azerbaijan. Bakit Dusenbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Czech Republic. Members of the Azerbaijani community and local celebrities.
Leila Beim Jafarova, Coordinator of the Czech Republic Eastern Europe Azerbaijan Coordination Council, founder of the “Natavan” association and director of the “Azerbaijan House” in Prague, gave a detailed introduction to the exhibition and: He explained as follows. The project was inspired by the line from Nabi Hazri’s poem, “We planted pomegranate branches.”
The exhibition featured works by Azerbaijani artists. The works, which are full of deep philosophical meaning, attracted great interest from the participants.
Prague’s “Azerbaijani House” was officially opened on November 6th this year. Currently, “Homes of Azerbaijan” are located in 18 countries and work to raise global awareness about Azerbaijan, fight misinformation, promote the study of Azerbaijani history, culture and language, and engage with local communities and the diaspora. It plays an important role in strengthening ties.
