POLITICS
SPOUSE OF SWISS PRESIDENT FAMILIARIZES HERSELF WITH AZERBAIJANI CARPET ART
Spouse of Swiss President, Ms. Brigitte Couchepin and First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador Ms. Mehriban Aliyeva today have visited “Azerilma Ltd”, a carpet weaving company in Baku.
Ms. Couchepin was in detail informed about carpet weaving, one of the oldest and most popular forms of art in Azerbaijan. It was noted that Azerbaijani carpets are kept in numerous museums of the world. Products of Azerilma were awarded with the prizes and certificates of the exhibitions held in US, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and Russia.
Ms. Couchepin admired at the “Sheikh Safi” carpet, weaving of which started in September 2007. The area of the carpet will be 37 sq.km, including 9 mln 250 thousand of loops. The original of the carpet is kept in London.
Swiss spouse familiarized herself with “Sehrli Nakhishlar” (Magic patterns) gallery founded at the initiative of Mehriban Aliyeva. The gallery demonstrates the centennial carpets.
Ms. Couchepin was presented with carpet and Shaki kercheif.