A group of Azerbaijani writers visited Israel
Baku, November 19 (AZERTAC). A delegation of the Azerbaijani writers and poets, headed by the chairman of the Union of Writers of Azerbaijan, People`s Writer of Azerbaijan Anar under the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Union of Writers of Israel, paid an official visit to Israel.
The delegation comprised known writers and poets Nazim Ibrahimov, Azer Mustafazade, Fikret Goja, Gunel Rzayeva and Elchin Huseynbeyli.
In the House of Writers of Israel the Azerbaijani writers has met leading Israeli writers. The Azerbaijani visitors were welcomed by one of the organizers of visit, secretary of the Union of Writers of Israel, writer and publicist Meir Uziel.
Then, visitors have toured across Tel Aviv and Jaffa, and have met the former compatriots - writers, poets, journalists and actors - natives of Azerbaijan. The meeting has been organized by the International Association “Israel-Azerbaijan” (AZIZ) with support of the International Foundation for Mountain Jews (STMEGI) and its president German Zakharyayev.
President of AZIZ Josef Shagal warmly welcomed the Azerbaijani visitors, especially having underlined that arrival of the Azerbaijani writers is the first for all twenty years` history of the Azerbaijani-Israeli diplomatic relations.
Speaking at the meeting, Anar, Fikret Goja, Nazim Ibrahimov and Azer Mustafazade warmly and sincerely spoke about importance of such meetings, about intercultural ties of two peoples.
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