Bulgarian Premier visits National Flag Square in Baku
Baku, February 20 (AZERTAC). Prime Minister of Bulgaria Plamen Oresharski has visited the National Flag Square in Azerbaijan`s capital.
Premier Oresharski was told that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed two executive orders in 2007 on construction of the National Flag Square and declaring November 9 as the National Flag Day.
The foundation stone for the National Flag Square was laid on December 30, 2007.
The National Flag Square was inaugurated by the Azerbaijani President on September 1, 2010. The flag flies on a pole 162 meters high and measures 70 by 35 meters.
The Prime Minister viewed the National Flag Museum, which features flags and emblems of states and khanates that had existed in Azerbaijan throughout history, Azerbaijan`s previous constitutions, postal stamps, banknotes, orders, medals, flags kissed at the inauguration ceremonies by national leader Heydar Aliyev and President Ilham Aliyev, flag of Supreme Commander-in-Chief and ceremonial costumes. The museum also showcases a Guinness World Records certificate for the tallest flagpole, books, photographs and flag hung in the embassy of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in Turkey in 1918-1920.
Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski signed the Museum`s guest book.
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