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Baku hosts festival of creative youths from Turkic states

24 July 2013 16:15 (UTC+04:00)
Baku hosts festival of creative youths from Turkic states

By Sabina Idayatova

Baku hosts an international festival of creative youths from Turkic-speaking countries devoted to the 90th anniversary of Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev, which has opened at the YAY Gallery.

The festival, organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, takes place on July 23-25. The event was joined by prominent public figures, representatives of culture and art and diplomatic missions.

Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Intigam Babayev in his remarks said that the main purpose of the festival is exchange of cultural achievements and development of international relations among young people, as well as promotion of culture, national and moral values ​​and traditions of Turkic-speaking countries.

"We have the same roots of a large tree called the Turkic world. This festival will contribute to further rapprochement of our nations," Babayev said.

Secretary of the Azerbaijan Union of Artists Agali Ibrahimov said that works reflecting the national culture of the Turkic peoples indicate the peculiarity and ancient culture of each nation.

An exhibition that is part of the festival features works by young artists and masters of arts and crafts from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.

The festival is being held in six categories - vocal, dance, design, fashion, photography and decorative arts.

The festival includes a gala concert featuring talented and creative young people, an exhibition of works by young photographers and samples of arts and crafts, as well as a fashion show.

The fashion show of young stylists and fashion designers will take place in the Art Garden at 8 p.m. on July 24. The gala concert and the exhibition will be held at the State Philharmonic Hall at 8 p.m. on July 25.

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