AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoIntercultural Dialogue: Baku opened its 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, bringing more than 2,000 participants from over 100 countries together through Oct. 29. Sessions focus on culture-led recovery, heritage protection and AI, with delegates set to visit Shusha and Fuzuli. Arts & Heritage: A new book explores Azerbaijani painter Mirza Gadim Iravani’s legacy, while Baku’s “Turandot” premiere marks the opera’s return after 98 years. Education: Reports say girls wearing hijabs have been turned away from schools under new dress rules, amid protests and detentions. Wildlife: Conservationists are tracking Aren, a rare Persian leopard believed to have crossed 240 kilometres of the Caucasus on three legs; minefields may have caused the injury, while local monitoring groups face funding shortages. Travel: Azerbaijan Railways has ordered four trains, with services to Yalama, Minjivan and Astara planned by 2030 and a Baku–Khankendi route also in the works.
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