BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 22. A seminar titled "Egypt-Azerbaijan: Efforts and prospects for cooperation to strengthen relations between the countries" was held in the Journalists' Syndicate located in Cairo, TurkicWorld reports via the State Committee on Work with Diaspora.
The Ambassador of Azerbaijan Elkhan Polukhov, speaking at the seminar attended by over 50 local journalists and researchers, touched upon the Egyptian-Azerbaijani relations.
He noted that after mutual high-level visits, relations between the states have strengthened even further.
The diplomat briefed on the preparatory work being carried out for the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will take place in Azerbaijan in November this year, and many projects that will be implemented within the framework of this event.
Polukhov emphasized that COP27 was held in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh in 2022, and he highly appreciated how Egypt shares its experience with Azerbaijan.
The Chairman of the Egypt-Azerbaijan Friendship Society Seymur Nasirov spoke about the history of Egypt-Azerbaijan relations.
Following him, international relations researcher Khada Jaber, discussing women's rights in Azerbaijan, highlighted that a woman is the chairperson of the Azerbaijani parliament and noted that there are many female deputies in the parliament overall.
The seminar concluded with responses from Polukhov and other speakers to numerous questions from local journalists and researchers.
The event was also widely covered by the Egyptian media which also highlighted the activities of the Egypt-Azerbaijan Friendship Society.
The media pointed out that the main goal of society's activities is to strengthen friendship between the peoples, develop connections in the fields of science, culture, and religion, and provide social services to students.
Additionally, the media emphasized that the society offers free courses in Azerbaijani and English languages, Quran reading, Arabic grammar, literature, public speaking, logic, calligraphy, carpet weaving, and mugham art, with more than 600 young people from 57 countries receiving education on various subjects.
Articles about the event and the activities of the Egypt-Azerbaijan Friendship Society can be found in the links below:
https://www.gomhuriaonline.com/Gomhuria/1535411.html
https://www.alwafd.news/5468500#goog_rewarded
https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/3286766
https://beladona1.blogspot.com/2024/10/blog-post_24.html
https://www.aldiplomasy.com/141780/#google_vignette
https://elalmelarby.com/?p=55266
