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International mugham festival opens in Baku 
President Ilham Aliyev and his family, the Secretary General of UNESCO Kiochiro Matsura as well as the guests from over 17 countries have joined the opening ceremony.
An official opening ceremony of an international mugham festival “The World of Mugham” has been held in Baku. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his family, the Secretary General of UNESCO Kiochiro Matsura as well as the guests from 17 countries took part in the ceremony.
The festival is being held on the initiative of Mehriban Aliyeva, the Goodwill Ambassador of both UNESCO and ISESCO. It is the part of the efforts to popularize Azerbaijani Culture and music worldwide. The organizers of the festival are Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mnsi9try of Culture and Tourism and Azerbaijani Union of Composers with the support of the Ministry of Education, National Academy of Sciences and the Friendship Foundation for Azerbaijani Culture. The president of the festival is the Azerbaijan’s first lady, the president of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Goodwill Ambassador of UNERSCO and ISESCO Mehriban Aliyeva.
Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse, foreign visitors familiarized themselves with the exhibition of ancient musical instruments of the participant countries. President Ilham Aliyev and UNESCO General Director addressed the ceremony. The ceremony ended in concert of the mugham performers.
The festival which will last until March 25 will be attended by the representatives from 17 countries including the US, France, Italy, Germany, Syria, Irag, among others.
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