The EU Delegation to Azerbaijan and the embassies of the EU member states in the country has organized the EuroVillage 2018 in the National Seaside Park in Baku, APA reports.
Stands of the member states were installed in the EuroVillage.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the EuroVillage, Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev said that the event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic is a clear example of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU.
“Azerbaijan, which stands out for its multicultural values, is building its policy based on intercultural and interreligious dialogue. Azerbaijan can be perceived as a spot where world’s cultures unite. We hope that the projects carried out between the EU and Azerbaijan will give impetus to the further strengthening of the cooperation,” the minister noted.
Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan Kestutis Jankauskas said that the EU and Azerbaijan are currently building new partnership, holding negotiations.
“There are a lot of projects that bind us. We are trying to create bridges by cooperating with Azerbaijan. We work with young generation, and implement different projects in various fields. Such events give possibility to expand relations, familiarize, and discover culture, learn languages of each other,” he added.
A concert will be organized at the end of the event.
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