An exhibition titled “Undiscovered: New motives in Azerbaijan carpetry” has launched at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, with joint organizational support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in France, and Azerbaijan’s permanent representative office in UNESCO.

Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Anar Alakbarov, UNESCO Director General’s assistant for cultural affairs Ernesto Ramirez, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to France Rahman Mustafayev, head of the Permanent Delegation of Azerbaijan to UNESCO, Ambassador Anar Karimov, ambassadors accredited in France, heads of missions at UNESCO, and representatives of the local public and the Azerbaijani Diaspora attended the exhibition’s opening ceremony.

Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Anar Alakbarov, speaking at the opening ceremony, talked about the implementation of the exhibition titled “Undiscovered: New motives in Azerbaijan carpetry”. It was noted that 10 years earlier, the Azerbaijani carpet-making art was entered on the Representative List of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of the World, and at the 43rd Session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Baku, “The Historical Centre of Sheki, together with the Khan’s Palace” was entered on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. From this standpoint, the exhibition of Sheki carpets at UNESCO’s headquarters is of great importance. Anar Alakbarov thanked Director General of the organization Audrey Azoulay for the support provided for the organization of the exhibition at the headquarters of the organization.

Thereafter, UNESCO Director General’s assistant for cultural affairs Ernesto Ramirez, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to France Rahman Mustafayev and head of the Permanent Delegation of Azerbaijan to UNESCO, Ambassador Anar Karimov spoke at the opening ceremony. In their speeches, the speakers thanked First Vice-President of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation for the organization of the exhibition.