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Azerbaijani Culture Days due in Sweden

3 February 2015 16:11 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijani Culture Days due in Sweden

Adish Mammadov, Azerbaijani ambassador to Sweden met with Per Olsson, State Secretary to the Minister for Culture and Democracy of Sweden.

The sides discussed development of cultural and humanitarian ties between Azerbaijan and Sweden, AzerTag state news agency reported.

Mammadov expressed satisfaction with the development of relations between the two countries, stressed the need for better recognition of Azerbaijani history and culture by Swedish community. Development of cultural relations is important for bilateral relations, the side emphasized.

Speaking about the activities of embassy, Mammadov noted that the concert of Azeri jazz musicians organized in Stockholm with the support of the Culture and Tourism Ministry was met with great sympathy.

The ambassador said that Azerbaijani culture has ancient history and the country’s rich cultural heritage entered the world’s history and that it was created during thousands of years.

He also stressed becoming of Azerbaijan a cultural centre of the world and regularly various international festivals, including the intercultural, interreligious dialogue, humanitarian forums are held in Azerbaijan.

Despite all this, it is regrettable that Swedish society is not sufficiently informed about Azerbaijani rich culture and music.

To this end, Mammadov said that along with Nordic countries, the Azerbaijani Culture Days will also be held in Sweden at the initiative of the embassy by the Azerbaijani government, in 2015.

Per Olsson, in turn, said they are ready to support the development of relations between the two countries and various cultural events.

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