An event in the format of an open intellectual lesson dedicated to November 8 – Victory Day was held at the Azerbaijan Centre operating under the Sh. Yessenov Caspian University of Technology and Engineering in Aktau, Kazakhstan.
The event began with the national anthem of Azerbaijan, followed by a minute of silence in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
A video was then screened highlighting the 44-day Patriotic War, the liberation of Shusha, the historic victory and large-scale reconstruction efforts carried out under the Great Return State Programme.
Ilkin Orujov, director of the Azerbaijan Centre Public Foundation and senior lecturer at the Department of International Relations, spoke about the historical, political and international legal significance of Victory Day. He said that the restoration of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity by the country’s valiant army under the leadership of Victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev had created a new geostrategic reality in the South Caucasus and the Caspian basin, providing favourable conditions for lasting peace in the region and the development of transport and transit links.
Eldar Jafarov, professor at the Department of International Relations of Baku State University, discussed the importance of academic and youth cooperation between the two countries in the context of the region’s new security architecture, the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan strategic alliance and the integration of the Turkic world.
University students and volunteers from the Versailles Diplomatic Club shared their views on contemporary international relations, peace and the rule of international law, and expressed their support for Azerbaijan’s peace initiatives and reconstruction efforts.
At the end of the event, speakers noted that such intellectual gatherings contribute to strengthening friendly ties between peoples, broadening the outlook of future international relations specialists and deepening cooperation among diaspora communities and young people.