On the 23^rd of October in 2026 the event entitled “Western Azerbaijan – The Address of Our National Memory” was held jointly by the Sabail District Organization of the New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) and the Sabail District Representative Office of the Western Azerbaijan Community.

The event was attended by Aziz Alakbarli, Head of the Department of Western Azerbaijani Folklore at the Institute of Folklore of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Member of the Milli Majlis and Chairman of the Board of the Western Azerbaijan Community, as well as PhD in Philology Aposh Valiyev, Senior Researcher at the Department, Representative of the Western Azerbaijan Community in Sabail District.

In his speech Aziz Alakbarli mentioned that one of the Community’s main objectives was to unite our compatriots around the idea of returning to their ancestral lands, investigate and document the historical, geographical, cultural heritage of Western Azerbaijan and communicate the facts to the international community. He noted that, as a result of the Community’s activities, the issue of return had been elevated to the level of a national idea.

The Chairman of the Community mentioned that the return to Western Azerbaijan concerns not only the compatriots who were deported, but also the national interests of the Azerbaijani people as a whole. He noted the importance of strengthening public solidarity and consistently promoting historical facts in order to achieve this goal.

Speaking afterwards, Aposh Valiyev provided information on the work being carried out to collect, preserve and scientifically study the Western Azerbaijani folklore. He noted that the memories preserved by compatriots deported from Western Azerbaijan, examples of oral folk literature, customs and traditions, and family histories constitute an important part of the national cultural heritage.

At the end of his speech, the scholar called on young people to collect old photographs, photo albums, oral recollections and folklore materials preserved in their families, research their history and submit them to the relevant scientific institutions. He mentioned that preserving national heritage was the responsibility not only of scientific institutions, but also of every family and every citizen.

As part of the event, participants also visited the new office allocated to the Sabail District Representative Office of the Western Azerbaijan Community.