Meeting with the delegation of Azerbaijan

 On September 26, a meeting with the delegation of Azerbaijan was held at the Faculty of Philology. The delegation includes the First Secretary of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Kazakhstan Mammad Bagirov, the head of the Department of the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan Anar Rasulov, expert analyst of this Committee Teymur Ataev, chairman of the ethnocultural center of Azerbaijanis “Khazar” Vidadi Agayev, deputy chairman of the board Rabil Kuliyev.

           

The delegation was met by the dean of the Faculty of Philology A.B.Beisembay and the head of the Department of Foreign Philology A.E Bizhkenova.

 

The guests visited the name office of Heydar Aliyev. Welcoming the distinguished guests, Beisembay A.B spoke about the faculty, its international relations and expressed gratitude for the opportunity provided by the Embassy of Azerbaijan to get acquainted with the life and work of the great son of the Azerbaijani people, politician and statesman internationally Heydar Aliyev in his name’s office. During the meeting, guests were interested in how this office is involved in the educational process, how actively its exhibition funds are used. This was described in detail by A.E.Bizhkenova, who emphasized that this office is the pride of the Department of Foreign Philology, because it is here that all important events, lectures and seminars by invited foreign lecturers, scientific conferences and interactive training sessions are held. The office is equipped with modern appliances and educational furniture, convenient for presentations and round-table discussions.

 

During a friendly conversation, issues of cooperation with Azerbaijani universities and the possibility of studying Azerbaijani culture and language by students of L.N. Gumilyov ENU  were raised. The guests expressed confidence that cooperation should be expressed in concrete actions, wider coverage of joint activities in the media and assured of their readiness to contribute to expanding contacts between the youth of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.

          

At the end of the meeting, representatives of the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan Anar Rasulov and Teymur Ataev handed the faculty handmade souvenirs of Azerbaijani masters and booklets on the development of bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and the Republic of Azerbaijan, which will replenish the exhibition funds of Heydar Aliyev’s name office.