AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoReligious & Cultural Heritage: Baku hosted an international scientific-practical conference on Sheikh Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, with OTS and Muslim Council of Elders leaders praising Azerbaijan’s focus on Islamic scholarly heritage and warning against religious misuse, xenophobia, and radicalism. OTS Declaration: At the 7th meeting of Muslim religious leaders in Baku, participants adopted a declaration calling for joint action against terrorism, extremism, separatism, Islamophobia, and foreign interference, while supporting religious education and youth exchanges. Education & Society: Azerbaijan plans to expand AI use in education next academic year, stressing teachers’ ability to work with AI tools; officials also announced upcoming changes to teachers’ appearance requirements. Arts & Film: People’s Artist Shafiga Mammadova was elected chair of the Azerbaijan Filmmakers Union, with a renewed push to support national cinema and the next generation. Culture Abroad: Azerbaijan’s State Dance Ensemble and broader “Rhythms of Heritage” program took center stage at the Montreux Classical Music Festival in Switzerland. Diplomacy & Heritage Dispute: A diplomat visit to Nagorno-Karabakh sparked Armenian outcry after Azerbaijan presented monasteries as “Caucasian Albanian” heritage; Armenian civil groups and Peace Bridge members urged restraint and protection of Armenian cultural heritage. Innovation: President Aliyev shared footage from the opening of the first phase of the SABAH.city innovation hub in Baku.
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