Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Within the visit of the President of ANAS, Academician Isa Habibbeyli to Kyrgyzstan, discussions were held at the Chingiz Aitmatov Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan regarding the volume “Chingiz Aitmatov and Azerbaijan” of the “Chingiz Aitmatov Encyclopedia”.

It should be noted that the volume “Chingiz Aitmatov and Azerbaijan” is jointly prepared by the Institutes of Literature of Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan.

The discussions were attended by the President of ANAS, Director of the Nizami Ganjavi Institute of Literature, Academician Isa Habibbeyli, Deputy Director of the Nizami Ganjavi Institute of Literature, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor Mehman Hasanli from the Azerbaijani side and from the Kyrgyz side, the Director of the Chingiz Aitmatov Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan, Academician Abdildazhan Akmataliev, the project coordinator, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor Nurzina Isayeva, as well as staff members of the institute. 

During the meeting, the wordlist of the mentioned volume of the encyclopedia was discussed and approved. Authors for the articles from both Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan were also selected.

Academician Isa Habibbeyli mentioned that the volume “Chingiz Aitmatov and Azerbaijan” primarily reflects the attitude towards the legacy of Chingiz Aitmatov, the great son of the Turkic world. At the same time, it holds significance as a vivid example of the collaboration between the National Academies of Sciences and Institutes of Literature of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.

In his speech, the Director of the Chingiz Aitmatov Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan, Academician Abdildazhan Akmataliev said that the work on the volume “Chingiz Aitmatov and Azerbaijan” began in Baku and highlighted the importance of both institutes coming together in Bishkek for joint discussions. It was decided that the volume of the encyclopedia will be published in both Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz languages in 2026.

The project’s Azerbaijani coordinator, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor Mehman Hasanli, as well as the Kyrgyz coordinator, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor Nurzina Isayeva, along with PhD in Philology Aynura Kadyrmammedova and Raziya Syrdbayeva, also delivered speeches during the meeting.

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

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