ISLAMABAD:The heads of seven countries including Iraq, Italy, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and renowned publishers addressed the XIII Congress of the Writers’ Union of Azerbaijan in Baku.
Dr Yousuf Khushk, Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), while addressing the inaugural session said that the world is owned by every nation and all human beings deserve modest living. Our literary heritage and the wisdom of our contemporary writers can help us bridge gaps and eradicate differences, he added.
He said that the writers could bring humanity on one page and convey a message to the world that this beautiful planet needed peace and prosperity and that harmony in human thought could pave the way for salvation.
Dr Khushk said that Pakistani writers should work in collaboration with Azerbaijan’s writers’ community, and hoped that with the patronage of the honorable President of Azerbaijan, opportunities for joint literary festivals, conferences, translations, and book fairs would open.
Before the opening session, a delegation of writers led by the President of Azerbaijan Writers Association and the Chairman of Azerbaijan Academy of National Science laid wreaths on the tombs of the leader of Azerbaijan and martyrs.