A Chinese version of the poetry book “You only live once” by vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva has been presented in Beijing, China.
The presentation of the book was co-organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Chinese Foreign Languages Publishing Administration and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in China.
Vice Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Foreign Languages Publishing Administration Chen Shi described the publication as an excellent example of cooperation between China and Azerbaijan in the cultural and humanitarian fields.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to China Akram Zeynalli said that cultural and humanitarian projects bring our peoples closer to each other and strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
President of China Poetry Association, an eminent Chinese poet Jidi Majia noted that Leyla Aliyeva’s poetry is lyrical and, at the same time, has a deep philosophical meaning.
Then, the students majoring in Azerbaijani language at Beijing Foreign Studies University recited Leyla Aliyeva’s poems in Chinese.
On the sidelines of the event, Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Anar Alakbarov has met with Vice Editor-in-chief Chen Shi to discuss issues regarding the translation of the works of other Azerbaijani poets and writers into Chinese in the future.
