Another Active Azeri Initiative in the UK

LONDON HOSTING EXHIBITION 'AZERBAIJAN: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE'



Trend News Agency

June 5 2008

Azerbaijan



UK, London, 5 June / Trend News corr G. Ahmadova/The School of Oriental

and African Studies (SOAS) of the London University is hosting an

exhibition ' Azerbaijan: Past, Present and Future', organized by

the UK-based Odlar Yurdu organization. The exhibition is assisted by

the Azerbaijani Embassy in London. Representatives of the diplomatic

corpse, students and professors, as well as representatives of the

research centres and scientific circles of the UK, participated in

the opening ceremony.



Stands with information and photos about the history, culture, art and

economy of Azerbaijan are displayed at the exhibition. Special stands

devoted to the Armenian occupation and history of Nagorno-Karabakh,

catalogues with different information on the subject are also

available.



A special video film about Azerbaijan was demonstrated during the

opening ceremony. Azerbaijani Ambassador to UK, Fakhraddin Gurbanov,

delivered a speech. He spoke about Azerbaijani history, culture,

literature and current political course. He noted that the exhibition

would play an invaluable role to popularize the truth about Azerbaijan

amongst the western community.



The exhibition will last for a month. That is the first event held

in such a prestigious high school as SOAS.



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