Azerbaijani publications won the XXI International "Book Art" competition, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan told APA.
The XXI traditional "Book Art" International competition was held under the organization of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
On August 7-8, Azerbaijan was represented by publications in various nominations at the competition organized in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
A total of 64 books from 6 countries were submitted to the competition under several nominations.
The selection of books for each nomination was made through open voting. The representatives of the participating countries were given detailed information about the publication products.
9 books in 10 nominations from Azerbaijan were submitted to the next competition.
Publications of Azerbaijan were awarded first place in 4 nominations, second place in 2 nominations, and third place in 3 nominations.
Noted that the prizes of the "Book Art" competition will be presented at the traditional Moscow International Book Fair to be held in September.