On Friday Paris Cultural Center hosted a photo exhibition "Azerbaijan - Space of Tolerance", where the works of the famous photographer Reza Deghati were exhibited, a functionary in the Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris told Turan.
About 200 photographs taken in different years reflected multiculturalism and tolerance of the country.
The event was attended by the Ambassador of Azerbaijan Elchin Amirbekov, the head of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, the head of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Elshad Iskandarov, and a member of the French Senate Jean-Marie Bockel.
Note that Rza Degati is an ethnic Azerbaijani, who was born in Iran. He currently resides in France. Since the early 90s Rza Degati has taken photos of all important socio-political processes in Azerbaijan. -02D-
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