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By Abdul Kerimkhanov

Azerbaijan has joined the members of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee of the Convention “On the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions".

Azerbaijani delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Culture Sevda Mammadaliyeva attended the seventh session of the Conference of the Convention Parties.

Elections to the committee for the period 2019–2023 were held on the last day of the session, which was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

Azerbaijan, which nominated its candidacy from the group of Eastern Europe, was elected a Committee Member for four years.

Along with Azerbaijan, representatives of Austria, Denmark, Brazil, Ecuador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mongolia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Senegal and Qatar were elected to the Committee.

The main task of the Intergovernmental Committee, which annually brings together representatives of 24 member countries for the report meeting, is to give impetus to the application and promotion of the Convention adopted in 2005.

Azerbaijan became member of UNESCO on June 3, 1992, after restoration of its independence.

By joining the organization, Azerbaijan received the opportunity to benefit from the UNESCO assistance of high-level experts and technical aids, training scientific and pedagogical personnel as well as participation in global scientific projects.

In 2003, Azerbaijan and UNESCO signed the framework agreement on cooperation in the areas of culture, science, education and communication, which allowed Azerbaijan to become one of the donors of UNESCO.

With the support of UNESCO, the 900th anniversary of Azerbaijani poetess Mahsati Ganjavi was celebrated in Paris in 2013.

In 2017, the organization marked the 600th anniversary of the death of the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi.

Moreover, UNESCO celebrated the 200th anniversary of the first settlement of Germans in Azerbaijan in 2018.

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Abdul Kerimkhanov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @AbdulKerim94

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