Baku hosting conference on preservation of religious heritage

A conference titled "Preservation of historical and religious monuments: challenges and prospects" is being held in Baku, jointly organized by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Culture and the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations, Report informs.

Employees of the State Committee and the Ministry of Culture, as well as religious figures and other officials, are attending the event.

The conference consists of two panels. Speakers will include Agil Shirinov, Rector of the Azerbaijan Institute of Theology; Saadat Yusifova, Deputy Minister of Culture; Farhad Guliyev, Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and PhD in History; Jabi Bahramov, Head of the Department of the History of Western Azerbaijan at the Institute of History and Ethnology named after A.A. Bakikhanov; Gunduz Ismayilov, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations; and other officials.

The discussions focus on issues surrounding the protection and preservation of historical and religious monuments, as well as challenges and future prospects in this field.