Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

“Science is a platform that unites representatives of different nations, and it is precisely this platform that has brought Georgian and Azerbaijani scientists together.”-said Professor Irma Ratiani, Director of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature at the event of ANAS dedicated to Science Day.

Professor Irma Ratiani congratulated the Azerbaijani scientific community on the occasion of Science Day. Emphasizing that the institution she leads has been cooperating with the Nizami Ganjavi Institute of Literature of ANAS for more than ten years, Professor Irma Ratiani provided detailed information about the project titled “Shota Rustaveli and Nizami Ganjavi.” She mentioned that the first part of the project has already been completed and the book, which is the result of conducted research, has been published in Georgian and the publishing house “Cambridge Scholars Publishing” has released this book in English.

Speaking about the second part of the project, the director of the institute mentioned that it is interdisciplinary and alongside literary scholars, art historians, musicologists, and representatives of other scientific fields are also taking part in the project. She expressed her gratitude to Academician Isa Habibbeyli for the collaboration. Highlighting the establishment of a Center of Digital Literature at the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, the professor invited the scholars of the Institute of Literature of ANAS to collaborate in this field as well.  

After the speech, the President of ANAS, Academician Isa Habibbeyli, presented Certificates of Appreciation of ANAS to Professor Irma Ratiani, Director of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, and Professor Maka Elbakidze.

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

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