The Azerbaijani Centre of Multiculturalism has been opened at the Alexander Ioan Cusa University

of Iasi, the oldest university of Romania in Iasi.

Rector of the Azerbaijan University of Languages, academician Kamal Abdulla, Azerbaijani

Ambassador to Romania Huseyn Najafov, chairman of the Azerbaijani-Romanian friendship group

of the Romanian Parliament Daniel Christian Ivanitse, Rector of the University of Iasi Tudorel

Toader, Vice-rectors and teaching staff attended the opening ceremony.

It should be noted that the subject "Azerbaijani multiculturalism" has been taught at the University

of Iasi for five years already. The subject is taught by university professor Lyudmila Bejenaru. As a

specialist who loves Azerbaijani culture, history and language, she will continue her work as head

of this center.

Translator into Romanian of popular writer Kamal Abdulla's novels "Incomplete Manuscript",

"Valley of Magicians" and play "One, Two, Three, Four, Five - I'm Coming to Find...", Liudmila

Bejenaru is doing an important job of popularizing Azerbaijani literature in her country.

Academician Kamal Abdulla and Rector Tudorel Toader met prior to the center's opening

ceremony.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Romania Husein

Najafov also took part in the meeting.

According to the memorandum, student and teacher exchanges, scientific conferences and

effective cooperation at various levels will be organized between the two educational institutions.

Kamal Abdulla also met with Romanian students as part of the visit. Romanian students' interest in

Azerbaijan is of paramount importance and useful for strengthening our country's position in the

world today.

People's Writer Kamal Abdulla invited Romanian students to participate in the Multicultural

School, which is held by the Baku International Center for Multiculturalism twice a year - in winter

and summer.