CULTURE
European Heritage Days celebration event held in Baku
The event, entitled “Local communities shaping the European dimension of Heritage”, was organised by the European Days Programme and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, currently holding the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers.
Addressing the event, Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev spoke of the country`s active participation in international projects.
"Cultural heritage is one of the priorities of Azerbaijan. The country has approved the Concept of "Azerbaijan 2020: Vision into the future", which focuses on the preservation of cultural heritage, much had been done and projects implemented for rehabilitation and reconstruction of cultural heritage," he said.
A video address by Director of Democratic Governance and Cultural Diversity at the Council of Europe Claudia Luciani was featured.
The event participants watched a documentary on “European Heritage Days” project and its celebration in Azerbaijan.
Other speaker at the event included Head of the European Union Delegation to Azerbaijan Malena Mard, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Baku Dragana Filipovic, European Commission Programme Manager Monica Urian de Sousa and Program Manager at Council of Europe Madelena Grossmann.
The event continued with sessions.