The first International Youth Forum of Cultural Heritage and Tourism was held in Baku on February 1-2, 2015.
Representatives from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Georgia, Norway, Tajikistan, Italy, Egypt, Spain, participated at the first International Youth Forum of Cultural Heritage and Tourism held in Baku on February 1-2, 2015 by MIRAS Social Organization in Support of Studying of Cultural Heritage under slogan “Explore, Protect and Promote!”.
The Forum aimed at maintaining collaboration perspectives in the direction of protection and study of cultural heritage, tourism and new fields of tourism by gathering youth among the countries, achieving wide application of exchange of new ideas and successful practices.
2 members from International Association Georgia for Friends took participation in the forum: Irakli Ephremidze with the topic – “Cultural Heritage resources in Georgia” and Khatia Khardzeishvili – “Training courses for tourist guides to serve accessible tourism”. They were represented in different sessions of the event.Charity exhibition “We are always with you” of work of art by disabled youth was held within the forum.
To strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation among the countries participating at the event and explore other actual problems, it was decided to hold the 2nd International Youth Forum of Cultural Heritage and Tourism in 2016.
