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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Baku, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — A concert to mark the upcoming Spring Festival (Chinese New Year, the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year) was held at Baku State University (BSU) in Azerbaijan's capital on Wednesday.
The event was attended by about 300 people, including representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani universities, and Chinese citizens living and studying in Azerbaijan.
In his speech, Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Azerbaijan Ding Tao emphasized that the Spring Festival is the cultural heritage of all humanity and shares common humanistic values with the Azerbaijani holiday of Navruz.
He noted that under the leadership of the two heads of state, Chinese-Azerbaijani relations have entered a new stage of high-quality and comprehensive development.
According to Ding Tao, in the new year, the Chinese side is ready to work hand in hand with its Azerbaijani partners to promote new successes in bilateral relations, and the Chinese Embassy will continue to support the friendship between the two countries and the development of Chinese language teaching in Azerbaijan.
BSU Vice-Rector for International Relations Shahin Panakhov, in turn, noted that this year marks the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Confucius Institute at BSU. He stated that the institute has become a successful example of educational cooperation between Azerbaijan and China, playing an important role in Chinese language teaching and cultural exchanges.
"BSU is ready to further strengthen its collaboration with Chinese partners, expand areas of cooperation, and jointly achieve even more significant results," said Sh. Panakhov.
The concert program for the event, organized by the Confucius Institute at BSU, included more than ten performances, including a dragon dance, national dances of China and Azerbaijan, vocal performances in Chinese and Azerbaijani, the art of "mask-changing" of Sichuan opera, and a show of Chinese calligraphy. –0–
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