ISLAMABAD:Azerbaijan University of Languages established the Azerbaijan Language & Cultural Center at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad.
Ambassador of Republic of Azerbaijan to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov along with Vice Rectors Azerbaijan Language University Tamam Jafarova, and Novruz inaugurated the Azerbaijan Language & Culture Center.
Rector NUML Major General Muhammad Jaffar (Retd) also attended the ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion Khazar Farhadov said that establishment of Azerbaijan Language & Cultural Center at NUML will help to promote Azeri language and culture in Pakistan and an Urdu Language & Culture Chair will be set up at Azerbaijan Languages University to endorse Pakistani culture and language in Azerbaijan.
He said that both countries were enjoying good bilateral relations and the purpose of establishing these chairs was to bring the masses of both countries closer to further enhance the relations.
He said that a direct flight from Islamabad to Baku started recently to maximize the relations at mass level.
Vice Rectors of Azerbaijan University of Languages Novruz and Tamam Jafarova briefed the audience about the university and highlighted the importance of establishing Azeri language and culture center.
They said that both the countries enjoyed great bilateral relations and Pakistan supported Azerbaijan during war and Azerbaijan supported Pakistan’s stance on occupied Kashmir.
Rector NUML Maj General Muhammad Jaffar, while expressing his views, said that NUML was offering 26 national and international languages and had have eight regional campuses across Pakistan.
He said NUML was keen to collaborate with its Azerbaijanian counterparts to develop research culture in Pakistan, and to start student/faculty exchange program with Azerbaijan universities.