Cultural Exchange Highlights Baku Book Fair’s Fifth Day

The fifth day of the Baku International Book Fair celebrated global culture, book industry growth, and AI-powered poetry at the Qatar booth.

on Oct 06, 2025

Cultural Exchange Highlights Baku Book Fair’s Fifth Day

The fifth day of the 11th Baku International Book Fair has been memorable for participants with a colorful and interesting program.

The Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC), a media partner of the fair, is also represented with its own stand. AZERTAC's stand has been the center of attraction for visitors.

Vugar Aliyev, Chairman of the Board of AZERTAC, had a meeting in the context of the Baku International Book Fair with Vasif Gurbanzade, Head of the Book Industry Department of the Ministry of Culture and a writer-publicist. During the meeting, the two discussed current issues on book publication in the country, spreading and stimulating reading habits among young people, and all that is being implemented in this area in the field of mass media.

Within the framework of the fair, the Chairman of AZERTAC's Board also toured the stands of the Turkish Culture and Heritage Foundation, "Sharq-Gharb" Publishing House, and the F. Kocharli Republican Children's Library. At a meeting with Sevil Ismayilova, Director of "Sharq-Gharb" Publishing House, he voiced his satisfaction with the successful collaboration between the publishing house and AZERTAC, and the issue of further developing this cooperation in the future was discussed. During a discussion with Shahla Gambarova, Director of the Republican Children's Library, there was a mutual decision on conducting joint projects with AZERTAC in terms of children with autism and children with limited health capacities.

He later made a visit to the State of Qatar booth, the guest of honor at the fair. Here, the head of AZERTAC was briefed on Qatari culture, cultural displays, books, and brochures presented at the booth, and a demonstration of creating poetry through artificial intelligence was presented.

It must be noted that such meetings and discussions are particularly significant in terms of the promotion of Azerbaijani culture, the development of the book industry, and the consolidation of international relations in this direction.