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Azarbay can Respublikasrmn Tehsil Nazirliyi Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Education Uzeyir Hacrbayli adrna Bakr Musiqi Akademiyasr Baku Music Academy named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli Unvan: Bakr, $. Bad?lbeyli kiig.,98 98, Sh. Badalbeyli str., Baku,Azerbaijm Tel.: (+994 12)493350'7,49362 82,faks: (+994 12)493 1928 Tel: (+994 12) 493 35 O7,493 62 82,fax. (+994 12\ 493 19 28 46,, lt z&,vv To the Minister of Culture of Estonia Mr. T6nis Lukas Throughout the centuries, Azerbaijan is among rare countries with cultural languages and diversity, where peoples that belong to various religions, races, traditions have co-existed that paved the way for the formation of current the cross- cultural diversity. As a country of multiculturalism, Azerbaijan promotes cultural dialogue inside the country and at the regional level' ln its turn, Azerbaijan not only acknowledges the cultural diversity, but also undertakes concrete measures to preserve and pass it to future generations' The military-political conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan' which armed forces of started in 1988 and resulted in the occupation by the Armenian 20 percent of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the current liberation of these lands during the second Karabakh war after 30 years of occupation, raises openry the question about the preservation of the cultural-historical heritage of the Muslim and Christian worlds on the territories where the confrontation was taking Place. The protection of the christian cultural heritage as well as Muslim and Jewish is one of priorities of the government of multinational and multi- confessiona I Azerba ija n. It is a well-known fact that as a result of Armenia's occupation policy, centuries-old ancient historical, cultural and religious monuments of the been falsified' Azerbaijani people have been destroyed, and some of them have keeping cattle and Armenianized and Gregorianized. At the same time, the fact of western other animars in mosques has been firmed by photojournalists from with these countries, and the whole world community has become acquainted photos. Simultaneously, the whole world community saw the undestroyed Armenian Church in the center of the capital of Azerbaijan - in the city of Baku' The main goal of the aggressor country in committing such acts of vandalism is to wipe out both our historical past and cultural memory on the lands we have lived for millennia. The Nagorno-Karabakh region has always been playing the main inspiring role in preserving and developing the national musical and literary heritage throughout the centuries. As a result of the Armenian and music occupation and destructive policy, many cultUral centers, theatres, arts schools, home museums and monuments of great Azerbaijani public figures Uzeyir Hajibeyli, Bulbul, Mir Mohsun Navvab, Khurshidbanu Natavan and many others have been destroyed deliberately' We hope that the European community will objectively refer to the events between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and undertake all possible efforts for the peaceful existence of two nations. Rector of Baku Music AcademY 'named after UzeYir HajibeYli, People's Artist of the USSR and Azerbaiian, Knight of the Order of Arts and (Chevalier de L'ordre des Arts et d Professor FARHAD BADALBEYLI