A meeting was held with the head of National Music & Global Culture Society operating in New York City, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Nargiz Aliyarova and Art Director of the “My Way” Creative Center, sculptor and artist Emin Guliyev during the visit of the Committee’s employees to the U.S.

The meeting took place at the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN and was attended by Elshad Aliyev, deputy chairman of the committee, and Tofig Musayev, permanent representative of Azerbaijan to the UN, and ambassador. 

Deputy Chairman highly appreciated the contribution of both cultural figures to the international promotion of Azerbaijani realities, the promotion of our cultural heritage, and diaspora activities.

Nargiz Aliyarova and Emin Guliyev were presented with the medal "For Service in Diaspora Activities" that they were awarded. They expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijani state for high value placed on their work. They mentioned that they would continue their activities to promote the Azerbaijani culture in the U.S.

It should be noted that Nargiz Aliyarova is a professor of the Baku Music Academy, a soloist of the Azerbaijan State Piano Trio, a laureate of the II Republican Competition of Musicians, a winner of international competitions, as well as the founder of the National Music and Global Cultural Society. She is also the organizer of National Composition Competition held in the US with the support of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora.

Emin Guliyev is one of the authors of the "Peace Dove" monument, which has become a symbol of Sumgait, and the statue of Imadaddin Nasimi. He is the son of the late artist Asim Guliyev. A member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan Emin Guliyev has been living in New York since 2006 and has been working as an art director at the "My Way" Children's and Youth Creative Development Center since 2009. His students have been accepted into prestigious art schools and colleges in the US.