Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

The director of the Central Scientific Library (CSL) of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, associate professor Huseyn Huseynov was on a business trip to Ankara with the organization of Azerbaijani Cultural Center under the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Türkiye.

During the visit, the head of CSL met with Ayhan Tuglu, the head of People's Library of Türkiye, Taner Beyoglu, the director-general of the National Library of Türkiye, the head of the Central Library of Gazi University and heads of several other well-known university libraries of Türkiye.

During the meeting, the director of CSL provided information about the history, activities, projects, and initiatives of the library he leads, as well as its electronic library and international relations. He also became acquainted with the collections and available opportunities of the libraries in Ankara. Associate professor Huseyn Huseynov presented books about Azerbaijan’s rich culture, art and ancient history to each of the libraries, saying that mutual cooperation would be beneficial and that partner library readers would also benefit from it. An agreement on book exchange was reached. The heads of the Turkish libraries, in turn, emphasized the importance of joint cooperation between Azerbaijani and Turkish libraries and exchanged ideas on advanced practices in library work.

During the visit, the director of CSL also along with the President of ANAS, Academician Isa Habibbeyli and a delegation he led participated in the opening of a symposium dedicated to the rich heritage of the great poet and thinker Mahammad Fuzuli, held at Gazi University in Ankara on October 9.

Within the business trip to Ankara, close cooperation ties were established with the leading libraries of Türkiye and future cooperation prospects were determined.

Reyhan Majidli, Public Relations, Press and Information Department of the Presidium Administration of ANAS

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