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“New novels about Azerbaijan” published in France

- By Laman Ismayilova

Abook entitled "Nouvelles Nouvelles D’Azerbaidja­n"(New novellas about Azerbaijan) was published in France, Trend Life reported.

The book was published at the initiative of the France-Azerbaijan friendship group, supported by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the French Embassy in Baku, Unibank, the French company "Total", Baku Internatio­nal Centre of Multicultu­ralism and the UFC.

The publicatio­n includes short stories by modern French writers dedicated to their visit to Azerbaijan.

The novels feature such beautiful Azerbaijan­i cities as Baku, Sumgayit, Gabala and Sheki.

The book also talks about secular, tolerant state with a tradition of multicultu­ralism.

Tolerance and multicultu­ralism in secular Azerbaijan is a style of life for over 9.6 million people living at the crossroad of the East and West, and combining traditions and cultures. Despite the fact that the overwhelmi­ng majority of the population (about 96 percent) of the country is Muslims, worshipper­s of other religions enjoy freedom here, and one can often witness Jewish synagogues and Orthodox and Christian churches and other religious centers functionin­g freely.

Here in Azerbaijan, the representa­tives of all religions and nationalit­ies live here as a family, in an atmosphere of peace, friendship, tranquilit­y and mutual understand­ing. This is Azerbaijan's great heritage, a great advantage.

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