On February 11, the Azerbaijan State Young Spectators Theatre hosted a commemoration evening “People’s Bakhtiyar” devoted to the memory of People’s poet Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh. Professor Nizameddin Shamsizadeh made an opening speech and said that B. Vahabzadeh was one of the prominent figures of the 20th century. Addressing the event, chairman of Azerbaijan Writers Union, People’s writer Anar, chief of Ataturk Center in Azerbaijan, chairman of Culture Committee of Azerbaijan’s Parliament, chairman of Azerbaijan National Committee of Dialogue Eurasia Platform (DEP), Associate Member of ANAS Nizami Jafarov, co-chair of DEP Harun Tokak, ambassador of Turkey to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilich, People’s poet Zalimkhan Yagub, deputy of Turkish Parliament, head of Turkey-Azerbaijan Friendship Group Mustafa Kabakchi and others spoke about the patriotism of Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh.
Note that the event was co-organized by Azerbaijan Writers Union, “Dialogue Eurasia Platform” (DEP) International Public Organization and Azerbaijan State Committee.