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Azerbaijan takes part in Global Festa

7 October 2014 13:45 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan takes part in Global Festa

By Amina Nazarli

The largest international cooperation event Global Festa was held in Tokyo, Japan. October 6th is marked as "International Cooperation Day" by the government of Japan.

To celebrate this day, each year Tokyo's Hibiya Park hosts "Global Festa Japan"

Over 110,000 people visited the event held on October 4-5.

The theme for this year's global festa was "Smile Earth! Planting Seeds for the Future".

The ever-popular World Food Court that features an extensive line-up of stalls selling delicious cuisine from around the world, as well as annual attractions such as the refugee film festival, the charity run, somewhere to try on national costumes from around the world, and seminars dealing with employment opportunities in the field of international cooperation were taken place during the event.

Azerbaijan established its own booth at the largest international cooperation event.

The booth featured the country`s national traditions, culture and cuisine. Visitors enjoyed an opportunity to taste Azerbaijani flavor wines and appetizing dishes.

Japan-language printed material about Azerbaijan, including editions of IRS-Isan journal were also available at the booth.

The Global Festa Japan has been held every year since 1990 jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, and the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation.

Bringing together more than 280 organizations concerned with international cooperation, including government agencies, various foreign embassies and NGOs, the event organizes a charity event which allows the participants to make an international contribution.

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