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On September 29, 2026, Sabir Gasimov, Member of the State Commission for the Full Rehabilitation of Victims of Political Repression of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of the Project Office, and Head of the Subcommission on Methodology, visited the Azerbaijan National Library named after M.F. Akhundov.

The guests were welcomed by Professor Karim Tahirov, Director of the National Library.

During the meeting, the guests were provided with detailed information about the National Library's activities, extensive collections, digital resources, and international cooperation initiatives. The parties discussed opportunities for strengthening scientific and cultural relations between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, studying their shared Turkic heritage, conducting literary research, and expanding interlibrary cooperation.

The guest also toured the National Library and expressed his appreciation for the modern information environment and facilities available to users.

At the conclusion of the visit, Sabir Gasimov donated several books and periodicals to the National Library's collections, including Abdulvahap Kara. Sovyetler Birliği’nin Türk Dünyası Politikası (The Soviet Union's Policy towards the Turkic World), История борьбы за независимость в Северном Казахстане (History of the Struggle for Independence in Northern Kazakhstan), Сборник материалов Республиканской научно-практической конференции «Революционная доктрина «Малый Октябрь в Казахстане»: политические цели, методы реализации. 17 октября 2025 года г. Астана» (Proceedings of the Republican Scientific and Practical Conference “The Revolutionary Doctrine of the ‘Little October in Kazakhstan’: Political Objectives and Methods of Implementation”, Astana, October 17, 2025), and Материалы Международной научно-практической конференции «Историческое и международное значение Декабрьского (1986) восстания в Казахстане» (Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “The Historical and International Significance of the December 1986 Uprising in Kazakhstan”).

The donated publications also included Volume XI of Саяси қуғын-сүргін құрбандарын толық ақтау жөніндегі мемлекеттік комиссияның материалдары. ХХ ғасырдың 20–50 жылдары «Алаш» және түркі халықтарының азаттық үшін күресі (Materials of the State Commission for the Full Rehabilitation of Victims of Political Repression: The Struggle of Alash and Turkic Peoples for Freedom in the 1920s–1950s), and Issue No. 4 (6), 2023, of the Republican Scientific Journal Ұлт жады (National Memory).

In return, Professor Karim Tahirov presented the guest with the publications The First Turkological Congress. Stenographic Records and The First Turkological Congress. Bibliography, as well as a photo album of the National Library.

The visit concluded with commemorative photographs.