Azerbaijan First Event Tender

The project Our Heritage is Our Responsibility was launched on September 19 at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the support of the State Service for Protection Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage the Azerbaijan Youth Foundation and the Union of Voluntary Organizations of Azerbaijan.First Deputy Minister of Culture Acting Minister of Culture Anar Karimov Deputy Chief of the State Service for Protection Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry Acting Chief Azad Jafarli Chief of the Main Department of Architecture and Urban Planning under the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Rufat Mahmud Executive Director of the Youth Foundation Farid Jafarov and employees of partner organizations attended the first event of the project.Initially the project carried out cleaning and landscaping work around the 19th century building - a historic bathhouse located in the Buzovna settlement of the Khazar district of Baku and tidiness was created. The security board at the local architectural monument has been renewed.Speaking to the press First Deputy Minister of Culture Acting Minister of Culture Anar Karimov spoke about the importance of the project Our heritage is our responsibility. He said that the main purpose of the action is to protect promote and pass on the ancient and rich cultural heritage of our country to future generations as well as to draw public attention to this issue Monuments are our heritage historical memory national identity. Cleaning work was carried out around the historic building located here. We hope that not only government agencies but also our citizens media representatives social media activists and non-governmental organizations will join this process.Anar Karimov noted that the project Our heritage is our responsibility will be continued in other parts of the country. He noted that currently the number of historical monuments under state protection in the country is 6308 Monuments discovered as a result of monitoring are planned to be added to this list according to the relevant criteria. After that restoration and conservation work will be carried out at the monuments setting priorities. We intend to ensure the participation of the private sector in this area. Work is underway to create appropriate conditions for the participation of the private sector to make some concessions.Residents of Buzovna settlement who took part in the action expressed their gratitude for the attention paid to the historical monument. It was noted that the bath was built by Mammadrza Tahmazov in the 19th century and has long been used by the population of Buzovna settlement.It should be noted that the project envisages holding such actions on a regular basis.