POLITICS
National leader of Azerbaijan commemorated in Washington
Washington, December 13 (AZERTAC). A ceremony dedicated to the ninth anniversary of demise of Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev was held in Washington, US.
On the commemoration day, at the request of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the US prayers were made at the Washington Islamic Centre for Heydar Aliyev's soul.
As stated, the embassy will give a commemorative feast at the Islamic Centre on the coming Friday.
Also a ceremony to commemorate the national leader was held at the administrative building of the Embassy. The participants spoke about the rich and irreplaceable life and role of Heydar Aliyev, founder of the modern Azerbaijani state and architect of independent Azerbaijan.