POLITICS
FIRST LADIES OF AZERBAIJAN AND QATAR VISIT ICHERISHEHER
First Lady of Azerbaijan, president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador, deputy of the Milli Majlis Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva and consort of the Emir of Qatar Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned visited Friday the Old City (Icherisheher) in Baku .
First Lady of Qatar familiarized herself with various carpets belonging to Azerbaijan’s some carpet-making schools.
The honorable guest was informed about history of the Old City, which was announced a State Historical Architectural Reserve in 1985 and inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2000.
Wife of the Emir of Qatar also visited Karvansaray, Maiden Tower and medieval bazaar.
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Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned expressed satisfaction with what she saw in the Old City.
Later the same day, First Lady of Azerbaijan hosted a dinner in honor of First Lady of Qatar.