Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.24 /Trend, E. Ostapenko /
Children of employees of the diplomatic missions, accredited in Azerbaijan, were awarded on Friday as a result of the First Republican Art Contest on the topic "What do I know about Azerbaijan?"
The contest was attended by children of the diplomats at the age from six to 18 years, representing the EU delegation in Azerbaijan, embassies of the Czech Republic, Russia, Belarus, Korea, Kazakhstan and Pakistan.
Children's art works were presented in the following categories: drawing (14 works were presented in total), essay (5 ) and poem (1).
The contest was held in order to create a full conception about Azerbaijan, history, culture and traditions of this country in the children of foreign diplomats, in order to facilitate more active involvement of children of foreign diplomats in Azerbaijan's social life.
Children's works are exhibited in the Art Gallery "Children's World" under the Palace of Children and Youth Creativity named after Tofig Ismayilov.
The event was organized by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry with support of the Education Ministry, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Youth and Sports Ministry and the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs.