On June 3, the official opening ceremony of the CIS Cultural Capital – 2025 took place in Azerbaijan's Lachin city.

“The declaration of Lachin as the cultural capital of the CIS was received with great gratitude both by the natives of Lachin and the entire Azerbaijani nation,” said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev as he addressed a limited format meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council, News.Az reports.