Azerbaijan language, cultural centre set up

Republic of Azerbaijan Ambassador to Pakistan, Azerbaijan Language University Vice Rectors inaugurated the centre

ISLAMABAD:

Azerbaijan University of Languages established the at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad.

Republic of Azerbaijan Ambassador to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov along with Azerbaijan Language University Vice Rectors Tamam Jafarova and Novruz inaugurated the centre.

NUML Rector Major General Muhammad Jaffar (Retd) also attended the ceremony. Ambassador Farhadov said that the establishment of Azerbaijan Language and Cultural Center at NUML will help to promote Azeri language and culture in Pakistan and an Urdu Language and Culture Chair will be set up at Azerbaijan Languages University to endorse Pakistani culture and language in Azerbaijan.

He said that both countries were enjoying good bilateral relations and the purpose of establishing these chairs was to bring the masses of both countries closer to further enhance the relations. He said that a direct flight from Islamabad to Baku started recently to maximise the relations at a mass level.

Vice Rectors Novruz and Tamam Jafarova briefed the audience about the university and highlighted the importance of establishing Azeri language and culture centre.

They said that both the countries enjoyed great bilateral relations and Pakistan supported Azerbaijan during the war and Azerbaijan supported Pakistan's stance on occupied Kashmir.

Rector Jaffar said that NUML was offering 26 national and international languages and had have eight regional campuses across Pakistan. He said NUML was keen to collaborate with its Azerbaijanian counterparts to develop research culture in Pakistan, and to start student and faculty exchange programmes with Azerbaijan universities.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 7^th, 2022.