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By Laman Ismayilova

"Azerbaijani camp" organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Paris held the International City of Gastronomy in Paris to promote national history and culture.

The colorful event brought together participants from 38 countries, Azertac reported.

First deputies of Paris Mayor and the 7th district mayor as well as ambassadors of the participating countries attended the opening ceremony.

The event featured samples of Azerbaijani national cuisine, sweets of various kinds.

National crafts, clothing and jewelry were also demonstrated in the event.

Famous chefs held master classes, rules of making delicious dishes to be shown.

Icherisheher Center of Traditional Arts displayed batiks, ceramics, jewelries and woodcarving created by students.

Icherisheher (Administration of State Historical-Architectural Reserve) describes the regeneration of the Old City of Baku as ‘living tradition’.

The partnership with Icherisheher has enabled the Prince’s School to establish a Centre for Traditional Arts (ICTA) in a specially converted building in the Old City of Baku, managed by a resident team of staff from the Prince’s School.

The main aim of the project is to nurture the development of skills in applied decorative arts, to produce contemporary designs which reflect the Azerbaijani cultural heritage, and to promote these works in the international community.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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