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Azeri President issued order regarding 125 anniversary of Iravan State Dramatic Theatre

Politics Materials 30 August 2006 20:41 (UTC +04:00)

The President of Azerbaijan issued an order on 125th jubilee of Iravan State Dramatic Theatre of Azerbaijan. As it was stated in the order, Irevan Theatre that takes an important role in the development of the national theatre is one of the oldest cultural centers in the Caucasus.

Starting its activity at the beginning of 1882, this cultural center has written shiny pages in the theatre history if Azerbaijan.

Besides, it was stated in the order that by receiving the state status in 1928, that takes the name of popular dramatist Jafar Jabarli is closely related to several masters.

It is stared in the order that Iravan Theatre did its best to introduce cultural heritage of Azerbaijan to tens of thousand of Azerbaijani people who leaved in historical Azerbaijani territories that were included in the territory of Armenia SSR in result of false determination of borders during the Soviet Union.

Iravan Theatre was forced to fully stop its activity in result of Armenian-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in result of which Azerbaijani people were drown out from their native lands. Iravan Theatre that has been locating in Baku since 1988 differs with its own performances and attracts the people loving theatre with its creative successes.

Taking into consideration the role of the theatre in the cultural and political life of Azerbaijan, the president ordered that the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Education Ministry, Azerbaijan National academy of Sciences and Azerbaijan Union of Theatre Workers should prepare and carry out a plan of measures dedicated to 125 anniversary of Iravan Theatre, and the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan should fulfill all issues arising from the order.

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