By Alina Grishkovets
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus, H.E. Mr. Isfandiyar Bakhtiyar Oglu Vagabzade, a doctor of philological sciences, asserts that Prof. Aida Imangulieva is the foremost Azerbaijani Oriental scholar, known worldwide. Her book, entitled Articles and Translations, is collated from her writings from the 1960s-1980s and was released by the Institute of Oriental Studies at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
Ms. Imangulieva is the foremost Azerbaijani oriental studies researcher of Arab literature in our modern times and the foremost Azerbaijani doctor of sciences in Arab studies. She has opened a new page in studying contemporary Arab literature while laying the foundations for a new school, focusing on training tomorrow’s scholars. Her fundamental research enriches Azerbaijani and world oriental studies.
The Director of the National Library of Belarus, Roman Motulsky, underlines the importance of the development of Belarusian-Azerbaijani cultural ties, noting that the presentation of the best Azerbaijani editions is already a firm tradition.
