Minister of Culture and Information opens Exhibitions of Saudi

Baku, June 19 (SPA) - The Minister of Culture and Information Iyad bin Amin Madani inaugurated here on Wednesday the specialized
exhibitions of Saudi Cultural Days activities in the Azerbaijani
capital of Baku.
He expressed his happiness over the distinguished attendance of the activities, saying that the exhibitions include Palm exhibition,
exhibition of traditional costumes of a number of regions of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Two Holy Mosques exhibition, exhibition
of photography and plastics art exhibition.
Madani said that the cultural communication between the Kingdom and Azerbaijan started two years ago by organizing Azerbaijani cultural days in the Kingdom and organizing Saudi Cultural Days in Azerbaijan now.
The minister expressed the Kingdom's pride of cultural heritage of Azerbaijan which meets Saudi heritage in a number of fields, pointing out the existing cooperation will continue through joint programmes and cultural delegations between the two countries.
The Minister of Culture and Information valued the efforts exerted by Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan and thanked
Azerbaijan's Minister of Culture and Tourism Abu-Al-Lafz Gurbanov for
his support and follow-up as well as the Director of the National
Museum for her efforts in organizing the exhibitions.
For his part, Azerbaijan's Minister of Culture and Tourism
Abu-Al-Lafz Gurbanov expressed his and Azerbaijan's attendance pride
of Saudi culture and shows in art, folklore, plastics and cartoon
arts.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by Azerbaijan's Minister of
Culture and Tourism Abu-Al-Lafz Gurbanov and Undersecretary of
Ministry of Culture and Information for International Cultural
Relations of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Abu Bakr Ahmed Baqader.