Azerbaijani official: UNESCO can not be turned into tool in hands of any single person

Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev has held discussions with permanent representatives/ambassadors of UNESCO member states.

“We had broad and open discussions with the Permanent Representatives/Ambassadors of the member countries at UNESCO around the tea table in Baku. I briefed my colleagues about Azerbaijan's regional peace agenda and cultural diplomacy policy and the destruction of our cultural-religious heritage by Armenia during the occupation. Our common opinion was that UNESCO belongs to all of us and the whole international community. We must protect and develop this institution further. UNESCO can not be turned into a tool in the hands of any single person or reduced to the level of a department of the ‘Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ of any country,” Caliber.Az reports citing Hajiyev’s message on X.

We had broad and open discussions with the Permanent Representatives/Ambassadors of the member countries at UNESCO around the tea table in Baku.

I briefed my colleagues about Azerbaijan's regional peace agenda and cultural diplomacy policy and the destruction of our… pic.twitter.com/xHXTxvV9KC

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) May 3, 2024