As part of the international scientific and theoretical conference entitled “The Spiritual Heritage of the Turkic Peoples in the Context of World Civilization: The Epic of “Koblandy Batyr” held at the Akimat of the Aktobe Region of Kazakhstan, the official reception was organized with the participation of scholars from various countries of the Turkic world.

Speaking at the official reception, Hikmat Guliyev, Director of the Institute of Folklore of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) and Doctor of Sciences in Philology, spoke about the importance of developing Azerbaijani-Kazakh scientific and cultural relations, particularly cooperation in the field of folklore studies.

Hikmat Guliyev noted that the existing relations of friendship and brotherhood between the two countries provide an important foundation for the development of scientific and cultural cooperation. According to him, the high-level political relations between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan create broad opportunities for the development of scientific, cultural and humanitarian ties in new areas.

The Director of the Institute of Folklore emphasized that cooperation between Azerbaijani and Kazakh folklorists enables the common Turkic folklore heritage, epic traditions, epics and cultural memory to be studied more extensively within an academic framework.

Hikmat Guliyev paid particular attention to the existing scientific ties between the Institute of Folklore of ANAS and the M. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He noted that cooperation with the institute headed by Academician Kenzhehan Matyzhanov was of great importance for the development of Azerbaijani-Kazakh relations in the field of folklore studies.

Director of the Institute of Folklore noted that the “Epic of Koblandy Batyr” was one of the important examples of the common cultural memory of the Turkic world.

The folklorist mentioned the importance of further expanding the existing academic ties between Azerbaijani and Kazakh folklorists, as well as implementing joint research projects, scholarly initiatives and publications in the future.

The official reception concluded in an atmosphere of mutual exchange of views and friendship.