SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Baku hosts international conference on topical problems of Azerbaijani studies
Baku, May 4, AZERTAC
The 8th international scientific conference on topical problems of Azerbaijani studies has been held at Baku Slavic University. The conference marks the 94th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev.
Prior to the conference its participants visited the Alley of Honors to lay a wreath and flowers at the tomb of national leader, founder and architect of modern Azerbaijani state Heydar Aliyev.
They also put flowers at the grave of prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva.
Opening the conference, rector of BSU Nurlana Aliyeva said the event aims to study the political and scientific heritage of national leader Heydar Aliyev, and the ideology of Azerbaijanism founded by the national leader.
The rector hailed President Ilham Aliyev`s role in promoting Azerbaijan around the world as a country with a powerful army, strong economy and flexible diplomacy.