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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. The Republic of
Azerbaijan has been elected as a member of the Intergovernmental
Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of
Cultural Expressions under UNESCO for the 2025–2029 term, Trend reports via the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The elections took place on June 20, 2025, at UNESCO
headquarters during the Tenth Session of the Conference of the
Parties to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of
the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The Intergovernmental Committee, which oversees the
implementation of the 2005 Convention, consists of 24 members with
a four-year mandate. Azerbaijan previously served on the committee
from 2019 to 2023.
Meeting annually, the committee’s key functions include
promoting the objectives of the Convention, monitoring its
implementation, analyzing and presenting periodic reports by the
parties to the Conference, preparing operational guidelines,
providing relevant recommendations on issues raised by countries,
and establishing consultation mechanisms to promote the
Convention’s principles in other international forums.
Azerbaijan’s re-election to the committee clearly reflects the
country’s consistent and purposeful policy aimed at protecting
cultural diversity, promoting freedom of cultural expression, and
strengthening international cooperation in this field, as well as
its high level of commitment to these areas.
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