On September 19, 2022, under the joint organization of the Ministry of Culture and the Institute of Economics of the Ministry of Science and Education held an international scientific-practical conference on “Economy of culture in Azerbaijan: development impulses from Shusha” in Shusha
Tal Katran, a well-known expert on start-ups, an expert from Israel, Elnur Aliyev, the first deputy minister of culture, and Nazim Muzaffarli, the director general of the Institute of Economics, made opening speeches at the conference.
Israeli expert Tal Katran, a well-known expert on startups, said that the previous day was interesting for the guests. Both sad and happy feelings were experienced during the trip. He pointed out that the guests were fascinated to see the rapid restoration of Karabakh and its return to its previous state. "Today, around two trillion dollars of income is obtained from the culture and creative field in the world. This is exactly what we will discuss today at the conference. Discussions about the future of Karabakh will be held continuously," said T. Katran.
First Deputy Minister of Culture Elnur Aliyev said in his speech that the main purpose of holding such events is to contribute to the development of cultural and creative industries in these territories after the liberation of our lands from occupation: “The main 
purpose of the conference is to reveal the potential of Azerbaijani culture. One of the distinctive aspects of Azerbaijani culture is its peace-loving nature. Our culture is humane, does not spread hatred and intolerance. We want our culture to take its place in the world's creative industry market, the pleasure it creates to contribute to our economy, and the product created by cultural figures to be recognized in the world. We have great potential in the cultural economy."
At the conference, the director of the Institute of Economics, prof. Nazim Muzaffarli noted that these days in Azerbaijan, everyone sees culture as just a consumer. He said that before the conference, studies were conducted on the economy of culture. Interest in this field has already arisen mainly among scientists.
Then, international expert on cultural economy, Ornela Ramasauskaite, spoke on the topic of cultural revival in liberated lands. She said that holding the event in Shusha is symbolic. The restoration of culture in the occupied territories is unique. She noted that such welcoming of guests is an image of culture and creativity. "Cultural economy is one of the topical issues in the world. In this field, it is important to have a statistical monitoring system for data collection. For the development of the cultural economy, it is important to invite and bring together companies specialized in this field to the country," said O. Ramasauskaite.
The conference continued with a panel discussion on "Cultural revival and cultural economy in liberated lands".
Experts in the field, as well as local specialists, from about 15 countries, including Turkey, Great Britain, Israel, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other countries, are participating in the international conference (economics.com.az).
