POLITICS
AzerTAc hosts event commemorating national leader Heydar Aliyev’s 91st anniversary
Baku, May 8 (AZERTAC). The Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency (AZERTAC) has today hosted an event commemorating the 91st anniversary of birth of national leader Heydar Aliyev.
The event participants first put flowers at the bust to national leader Heydar Aliyev in the foyer of AZERTAC.
The event began with a minute of silence to honor the national leader, which was followed by demonstration of an AZERTAC-made documentary on his life and statehood activities.
Speaking to the event, AZERTAC Director General Aslan Aslanov noted: “National leader Heydar Aliyev established the modern democratic Azerbaijan, and President Ilham Aliyev made it an influential country.”
“A masterpiece of national leader Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan became an influential and rapidly developing country thanks to far-sighted policy and wise leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.”
He said national leader Heydar Aliyev’s services before the people of Azerbaijan were invaluable.
The AZERTAC Director General noted national leader Heydar Aliyev brought a new model of governance to Azerbaijan`s history of the national statehood.
He noted that a number of countries considered Azerbaijan`s development a model to follow.
The Director General also spoke of Azerbaijan’s recent achievements.
“Azerbaijan`s election to the UN Security Council as well as its tenure as the chair of the Council are clear signs of successful continuation by President Ilham Aliyev of the policy determined by national leader Heydar Aliyev.”
Aslan Aslanov also hailed Azerbaijan’s assuming the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe as a result of national leader Heydar Aliyev’s far-seeing policy.
The Director General also shared his memories about national leader Heydar Aliyev who he had accompanied in the majority of his foreign official visits as the Azerbaijani President.
The commemorating event was also addressed by the agency`s Deputy Director General, Editor-in-Chief, department head and journalists.
It saw presentation of New Azerbaijan Party membership cards to new members of the party.
The event also featured the awarding ceremony of winners of writing and table games competitions held at AZERTAC on the occasion of the 91st anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev.