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By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijan’s folk song "Sari Galin" has been performed at a ceremony to mark the 1000th jubilee of the French city of Cognac.

The pearl of the Azerbaijani national music was performed by local "Choeur por Boala" ensemble.

‘Sari Gelin’ is written in the literary genre known as bayati, which is one of the most popular forms of poetry in Azerbaijan. Bayati poetry is known for its reflective and introspective prose. Generally, Bayati poetry consists of lines of seven syllables written in a simple rhythm.

Sarı is a Azerbaijani adjective meaning "yellow". However, it can also mean "fair-skinned" or "blonde". The word gelin means someone who comes to the family (i.e. a bride), with its root in the Azerbaijani word gel (meaning "come").

An Azerbaijani delegation led by head of Tovuz District Executive Authority Tofig Zeynalov attended the event. A sister partnership agreement signed between Tovuz and Cognac came into effect in 2015.

Zeynalov, addressing the event, hailed cooperation between the two cities as ‘close”. He also highlighted relations between Azerbaijan and France.

“An exhibition and concerts promoting Azerbaijan's culture and arts were organized in the French cities of Reims, Chalons-en-Champagne, Niort, Cognac and Romorantin-Lanthenay with support of First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva,” he reminded.

Then, Zeynalov presented a carpet to Cognac Mayor's Office.

The guests of the event later viewed pavilions of nine cities that have sister city relations with Cognac. The pavilion of Tovuz featured national sweets, products of Tovuz-Baltiya wine making company, as well as publications of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

Cognac Mayor Michel Gourinchas and city officials visited the pavilion of Tovuz.

Tovuz is located in the western part of Azerbaijan and is known as one of main and ancient Alban settlements. The region enjoys a peculiar nature. Mountainous areas are the main landscape of the region. Thick forests spread across most of the region's territory which is covered by various types of trees and shrubs.

Winemaking is one of the popular fields of Tovuz industry. The history of wine production in Tovuz dates back to the 7th century and according to archaeological findings, which included vessels for wine storage and remains of tartaric acid, winemaking was common in the Tovuz and Ganja region during the early stages of social development.

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