POLITICS
Poland hosts events dedicated to 20th anniversary of Azerbaijan`s independence
Budapest, October 7 (AZERTAC). Events initiated by Azerbaijan Embassies in Poland and Hungary to mark the 20th anniversary of the restoration of Azerbaijan`s state independence were organized in Toruń, Poland.
Azerbaijan ambassadors Hasan Hasanov and Vilayat Guliyev attended the ceremony in Nicolaus Copernicus University and opening ceremony of new building of humanitarian sciences` department.
The cooperation issues on educational and science fields were discussed in the meeting with university`s rector Andrzej Radzimiński and members of Senate of the university.
A book “From the heritage of the Azerbaijani political emigration in Poland” by former Azerbaijani ambassador to this country, now to Hungary Vilayat Guliyev published in the Polish publishing house “Adam Marszalek” was represented.
President of the publishing house Adam Marszałek, rector of Nicolaus Copernicus University Andrzej Radzimiński, professors of the university, Hasanov and others made speeches in the ceremony.
The book includes articles and speeches by prominent Azerbaijanis - Rasulzade, Mammadzade, Mir-Mehdiyev, Israfilbeyov and other political emigrants from Azerbaijan, who lived in Poland in 1930s. Guliyev has written an extensive introduction to the book and gave an extensive commentary about people, political processes, historical events described in the book. Information on the activities of the Azerbaijani expatriates allows getting an idea of these people`s role in the political life of Azerbaijan. This 600-page book sheds light on the many unknown issues concerning the activities of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic`s representatives and the Azerbaijani expatriates. The book also includes photocopies of documents from the Polish archives and rare photos.