On October 17, the International Relations Expert,  Head of the Baku International Multiculturalism Center in Israel, Co-Chair of the Azerbaijan-Israel International Association, Arye Gut met  with the Israeli Studies students of the Faculty of  International Relations and Management on the initiative of the University’s Israel and Middle East  Center at the  scientific-research laboratory of  Multiculturalism of Azerbaijan University of Languages (AUL).

During the meeting A.Gut made a report on "Multiculturalism factor in relations between Israel and Azerbaijan".

A.Gut spoke about 70,000 Azerbaijanis living in Israel and the work of the “Aziz” Azerbaijani-Israeli Diaspora organization in Israel. The expert appreciated the prospects of the Azerbaijani-Israeli relations, saying that the Israeli-Azerbaijani relations are of strategic nature. Speaking about the economic, political and even geopolitical relations between Azerbaijan and Israel, Gut said that the military-technical partnership between the two countries was also actively developing. He emphasized that Azerbaijan and Israel are closer to human relations than these ties. A.Gut believes that with the development of relations Azerbaijan has become a close friend to Israel.

He also spoke about the idea of building an Azerbaijani House at the expense of the Israeli government in Akko, Israel, and the process.

Assessing Azerbaijan as a strong independent state and leader of geopolitical and geo-economic processes in the South Caucasus, Gut noted that tolerance and multiculturalism are important elements of the Azerbaijani society. In his speech, the expert stressed that, unlike some other nations, the Azerbaijanis never viewed Jews as aliens, and the Jewish people were never exposed to persecution and insults. He also said that 7 synagogues and 2 Jewish schools function in Azerbaijan.

A. Gut, who has been introducing Azerbaijan in Israel and around the world for nearly eight years, has been under pressure from anti-Azerbaijani groups in connection with this activity. The expert spoke about propaganda and other activities related to the events in Khojaly and Garabagh. He said he had played 40 years of Azerbaijan State Television with his father and worked with scriptwriter and published a feature-length documentary on the Khojali massacre in Israel and familiarized himself with the plot.

In the course of the meeting, the guest answered the questions of the students.