Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), presented Mr. Emin Huseynov with certificates of inscription of the “Imarat” Historical and Architectural Museum Complex in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam and the Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve on ICESCO’s Islamic World Heritage List.

The certificates were presented on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, in Baku, during a session titled “Culture at the Centre: SECUREd Pathways to a Shared Future,” held as part of the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue. ICESCO is co-organizing the Forum with Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture alongside several international organizations and institutions under the theme “Dialogue for a Shared Future: Building Bridges in a Fractured World.”

The session, moderated by Mr. Farid Jafarov, Deputy Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan, featured speakers including Dr. AlMalik; Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC); and Mr. Emin Huseynov, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavand districts. The discussions focused on the most effective ways to preserve, enhance and revitalize cultural heritage, protect cultural diversity, and advance sustainable development.