Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

The President of ANAS, Academician Isa Habibbeyli met with a delegation from Uzbekistan consisting of representatives from the fields of science, education, literature, poetry, journalism, and the arts.

Umud Mirzayev, President at International Eurasia Press Fund also attended the meeting, took place at the Presidium of ANAS.

In his speech at the meeting, the President of ANAS, Academician Isa Habibbeyli said that in recent years, Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan relations have been elevated to the level of a strategic partnership thanks to the efforts of President Ilham Aliyev and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. He noted that today there are close ties between the two brotherly countries in all fields, including science.

Academician Isa Habibbeyli emphasized that at the foundation of these relations lies the fact that the prominent Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi considered Nizami Ganjavi his master, while Muhammad Fuzuli referred to Navoi as his teacher.

The head of ANAS also mentioned that during the Karabakh war, Uzbekistan always supported Azerbaijan and that the brotherly country built a secondary school in Fuzuli named after Mirza Ulugbek. He emphasized that a major conference dedicated to the 630th anniversary of Mirza Ulugbek was held at that school with the participation of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Azerbaijan and the leadership of ANAS.

Today, the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has close ties with many scientific institutions, primarily with the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences and Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature-he added.

The head of ANAS also informed the guests about the history of the Presidium building of ANAS, stating that the First Turkological Congress took place in this very building in Baku in 1926, and that next year, the 100th anniversary of the Congress will be celebrated with the participation of scientists from the Turkic world.

Further, Umud Mirzayev, President at International Eurasia Press Fund expressed his gratitude to the Academy leadership for their hospitality and emphasized that Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan relations today are at the highest level in economic, political, scientific, literary, cultural, and other fields. He also shared his memories of events he attended in the early 1990s at the Presidium building of ANAS.

Afterwards, PhD in History Bahrom Irzayev, Head of the Uzbek delegation, Abdussattor Jumanazar, a researcher, historian, and source specialist at the Abu-Reyhan al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences and Farrukh Jabborov, Editor-in-Chief of Uzbekistan’s journal “Til va adabiyot talimi” made speeches at the meeting. They spoke about high level brotherly ties between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan and shared information about their research.

Following the speeches, mutual gifts were exchanged, and commemorative photos were taken.

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

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