Brotherhood with Azerbaijan 'wonderful opportunity to contribute to UNESCO's work,' Turkish MFA says

Natig Qasymov
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Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Salim Kiram has congratulated Azerbaijan on being elected to the UNESCO Executive Board.

"We wholeheartedly congratulate Azerbaijan that was elected a member of the UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-2025 along with our country. The Turkish-Azerbaijani brotherhood will be a wonderful opportunity to contribute to UNESCO's global work in education, science, and culture," the Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister said.

The elections to the Executive Board for 2021-2025 took place as part of the current 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference. Azerbaijan was nominated for one of the three vacancies from the Eastern-European group at the elections.

Azerbaijan garnered 143 votes in the highly competitive elections.

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