AZERI REPRESENTATIVE TO UN JOINS PEACE PROMOTING FESTIVAL
Baku, September 15 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Agshin Mehdiyev has joined the advisory council of the War and Peace International Festival, according to Russian Itar-Tass news agency.
The festival will hold a contest for the best website dedicated to promoting peace throughout the world.
Marina Kovaleva, the festival`s organizer, told a launch ceremony in New York: “Unfortunately, more and more websites dedicated to war appear on the Internet, but we want to support the voice of peace in this unregulated space.”
The event will be held annually for 10 days to celebrate International Day of Peace on Sept. 21, which was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1981.
The festival`s advisory council includes well-known figures, including ambassadors to the U.N. from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, as well as U.S. National Arts Club President Aldon James.
Well-known international television producer Georges Leclere is еру co-organizer of the festival.
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