Event of Culture Ministers of OIC Member States to be held in Nakhchivan

Baku. 5 May. REPORT.AZ/ In 2018, Nakhchivan, another ancient Azerbaijan city, was awarded this honorary title. The opening ceremony of “Nakhchivan, the Capital of Islamic Culture-2018” event will be held on 20th June 2018 in the city of Nakhchivan with the participation of the Culture Ministers of OIC Member States.

Report informs, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov said at 45^th session of Culture Ministers of OIC Member States held in Dhaka.

"Azerbaijan is working consistently to promote Islamic values around the world and actively contributed to the organization of the Department of Islamic Arts in famous Louvre museum in France, and was the first Muslim country to demonstrate its exhibition in the Vatican. In 2009, Baku was declared the capital of Islamic culture.

Taking the opportunity, I would also  like to thank the OIC for the close cooperation to make a presentation on December 21, 2017 at its headquarters on Baku’s bid to host “World Expo-2025” and wish peace, stability, sustainable development and strong solidarity for our Ummah", - Mammadyarov stated.