POLITICS
GEORGIA’S EX-PRESIDENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO HEYDAR ALIYEV
GEORGIA`S EX-PRESIDENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO HEYDAR ALIYEV
Former President of Georgia Edward Shevardnadze paid tribute to the national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev by laying a wreath at his bust in Tbilisi on Wednesday, AzerTAj correspondent reported from the capital of the neighboring country.
“I feel a sense of pride that the bust of such an outstanding person has been mounted in Tbilisi. This is a triumph of our friendship and fraternity,” Shevardnadze told journalists. “The people of Georgia are well aware that it was Heydar Aliyev’s initiative, a product of his resolution, that Georgia was involved in realization of the global project of the century,” he said.
The Georgia’s ex-president expressed regret that he could not be present at the opening ceremony of the bust. He wished prosperity to the people of Azerbaijan, and every success to President Ilham Aliyev, whom he described as a worthy successor of Heydar Aliyev’s wise policy.
“We will win thanks to our unity. We live in such a region that unity is definitely needed to achieve our goals,” he said.