President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said: “Our traditions, history, literature, native language and culture preserved our people as people and nation. Our culture, literature, national music, native language is our historical background – we should pay close attention to these areas.” 

Thanks to state care, our national culture is developing comprehensively today. State programs signed by the President Ilham Aliyev on cinema, theater, music, applied arts, preservation and restoration of historical monuments are being successfully implemented. The First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva is taking important measures to promote Azerbaijani culture around the world.

This was stated at the art and music event organized at the initiative of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs with support of the International Mugham Center and the TV channel “Medeniyyet” (Culture).  

The purpose of the event is to show and promote the historical traditions and development directions of the cultural environment of Karabakh, and increase and stimulate the opportunities for creative work of IDPs in this area.

Chairman of the State Committee Rovshan Rzayev, government representatives, national heroes, members of martyr families, disabled people and veterans of war, representatives of non-governmental organizations and IDPs attended the event. 

Later, a concert of Karabakh mugham school students was held in the auditorium of Mugham Center.

The event participants expressed confidence that such events presenting the cultural environment of our native Karabakh will be held one day in the liberated lands of our country.