Images of AMEA President Isa Habibbayli presenting a rare 14th-century Nizami Ganjavi manuscript to a Vatican delegation have sparked widespread discussions on social media.
Modern.az reports that in the circulated video, Isa Habibbayli is seen rapidly turning the pages while showing the ancient manuscript to the guests.
The footage shows one of the delegation members approaching the manuscript and gesturing for the pages to be turned more carefully, after which the presentation continued more cautiously.
Posts circulating on social media claim that the Vatican representatives demonstrated a sensitive approach to the preservation of ancient manuscripts and emphasized the importance of turning the pages of the manuscript more carefully.
It should be noted that the discussion is about a rare 14th-century Nizami Ganjavi manuscript. In international practice, when storing and displaying ancient manuscripts, it is recommended that they be turned with minimum contact, in accordance with special rules.
No official statement has yet been made by AMEA regarding the matter.
