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The 3rd Gabala International Art Exhibition on “Melody of Portraits”

Dedicated to the 90th birth anniversary of Heydar Aliyev, the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people

Date:

05-19.05.2013

City/country:

Gabala/Azerbaijan

Organizer:

Azerbaijani Culture Foundation
SEBA Association

Venue:

Gabala Culture Centre

Participating countries: 23 countries
Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, Ukraine

The number of the participants: 165 persons

Official Opening Ceremony: 05.05.2013

Venue: Gabala Culture Center

Welcoming speeches:

Ruhangiz Heydarova - Chairperson of SEBA Association
Elmir Baghirov - Delegate of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation
Farhad Khalilov - Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, People’s Artist
Tahir Salahov - Academician, People’s Artist of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Russia
Choi Suk Inn - Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Azerbaijan
Vilayat Ismayilov - Head of the Scientific Centre of Culturology of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan

Concert of the traditional music and dances of 23 countries participating in the exhibition: 05.05.2013

Venue: Conference Hall of the Gabala Culture Center

Performers:

Fidan Gasimova (People’s Artist of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan)
Khuraman Gasimova (People’s Artist of Azerbaijan)
Latifa Soyuoz
Hamedifar Hadi (Iran)
Azerbaijan State Dance Ensemble (artistic manager: Afag Malikova - People’s Artist of Azerbaijan)