The Azerbaijan State Committee on Work with Diaspora, and the regional branch of the All-Russia Congress of Azerbaijanis held a scientific-practical conference on the theme "The Oguz epos "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud" and Derbent" in Derbent, Russian Federation.
As was informed from the Azerbaijan State Committee on Work with Diaspora, the action was addressed by chairman of regional branch of the All-Russia Congress of Azerbaijanis in Dagestan Seyran Rahimov. He informed on the purposes of conference and presented the visitors from Azerbaijan.
At the conference, speaking was the acting mayor of Derbent Imam Yaraliyev, who underlined that conducting the conference is the important event in the public life of city, and also the important action from the point of view of studying the ancient history of Derbent and make aware the young generation of its history.
Further, the representative of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora Elnar Mammadov highly appreciated the organization of conference, and also underlined great value which is given to relations between Azerbaijan and Dagestan and other subjects of the Russian Federation.
Further, participants of the conference visited the site which, as it is supposed, is a tomb of Dede Gorgud.

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