05.07.2024

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in the city of Shusha to participate in the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States.

The Head of our state was met here by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

The heads of the delegations of the CTG member states, accompanied by the head of Azerbaijan, familiarised themselves with the constructive work carried out in the city of Shusha.

Shusha is called the main pearl of Karabakh, the temple of Caucasian art, and the cradle of Azerbaijani music. The city is the birthplace of a whole pleiad of outstanding figures of science, culture, and art. Since 2021 Shusha has been the cultural capital of Azerbaijan, and in 2023 the city was declared the cultural capital of the Turkic world.

Khiva and Shusha became twin cities this year.

The Presidents also visited the Govhar Agha Mosque, the first mosque built in Shusha in the 19th century. The guests highly appreciated the results of the restoration carried out here.

The working visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan continues. The main events of the informal summit of the OTH will be held tomorrow, July 6.