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AZERBAIJAN, UKRAINE: NEW PHASE IN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP RELATIONS
MONUMENT OF NATIONAL LEADER OF AZERBAIJAN HEYDAR ALIYEV OPENED IN KIEV
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma took part at the ceremony.
In his opening remarks, Chairman of the Kiev City Council Alexander Omelchenko greeted the delegation of Azerbaijan and spoke of bilateral relations between the two peoples.
President of Azerbaijan and Ukraine made speeches at the opening ceremony.
Addressing the participants of the ceremony, President of Ukraine said that President Heydar Aliyev personally attached great importance to the development of strategic partnership between our states. He was Ukraine’s friend.
President Heydar Aliyev was always assessed and respected in Ukraine. As a prominent statesman and leader, President Heydar Aliyev was awarded with the highest award of Ukraine - the Yaroslav Mudri Order.
Heydar Aliyev was the example for the coming generations, President Kuchma said.
Then, president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a speech.
Head of Azerbaijan State expressed gratitude to President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, the Ukrainian government for the decision to erect of monument to President Heydar Aliyev.
Leonid Danilovich and President Heydar Aliyev were close friends. Two great politicians of the present time could lead their countries through crises and reach stability and welfare, strengthened independence of their states. But they first of all were good friends, President Ilham Aliyev reminded the meetings of President Heydar Aliyev with president Leonid Kuchma.
Of course, these personal contacts have much promoted strategic partnership of the two states. There is no any problem between our countries. We have full mutual understanding, President of Azerbaijan emphasized.
President Ilham Aliyev thanked to his Ukrainian counterpart for attention and care for the Azerbaijanis residing in Ukraine.
“And today, erection of the monument to President Heydar Aliyev in Ukraine is another symbol of our fraternity”. President Ilham Aliyev said. “These relations will certainly continue in the coming years”.
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Then, on behalf of the Presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan, foreign embassies in Kiev were laid flowers at the monument.