While Azerbaijan has canceled hosting cultural events with the participation of Russian artists, a concert dedicated to Azerbaijan was held in Astrakhan as part of the Caspian Seasons festival.
The concert was attended by the Chamber Orchestra of the Astrakhan State Philharmonic, the Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments named after V. Makhov and soloists of the Philharmonic. Azerbaijani national melodies, works by Azerbaijani composers, as well as songs from the repertoire of Polad Bulbul oglu and Muslim Magomayev were performed.
"Russia, despite political differences, values cultural ties with Azerbaijan and strives to preserve them. The very fact of holding the concert in Astrakhan, a region with historically close ties with Azerbaijan and a significant Azerbaijani population, underlines the importance of interregional cooperation and cultural exchange," the Caucasian Ridge telegram channel writes on this occasion.
As EADaily reported, the X "Caspian Media Forum" opened in Astrakhan on August 22. Several foreign delegations, including the Azerbaijani one, have arrived in the region. A meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of Russia and Azerbaijan on Economic Cooperation was held in the city. The protocol was signed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev.
Chinese bearings were put on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, passing it off as Russian
The Russian rapper, who spawned many memes, became a dollar millionaire overnight
How Russia blocks the transportation of weapons from Poland and Romania on Ukraine — Miroshnik
Protests in Houston: people demand the truth about the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
The founder of Pink Floyd made a non-standard statement about Russia
A new kind of masochism? Protestants in Ukraine have moved from kneeling to push-ups