POLITICS
Moments of life given to the people: July 1997
Baku, February 22, AZERTAC
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Heydar Aliyev, the founder of the independent state of Azerbaijan, outstanding political and public figure, AZERTAC highlights the chronology of the thorny and glorious path traveled by the Great Leader of the Azerbaijani people, his unique political and public activities, and his life dedicated to the people.
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1 July. President Heydar Aliyev received President of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Aslan Maskhadov.
2 July. He left for an official visit to Moscow, on the same day he met with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation V. Chernomyrdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Y. Primakov and Mayor of Moscow Y. Luzhkov in the Kremlin.
3 July. As part of his visit to Moscow, he met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the Kremlin, and together with him signed the agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual security between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation. He also met with Chairmen of the Russian Federation Council and the State Duma, Russian Defense Minister, as well as he made a speech at the official reception organized in the Kremlin on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation in honor of the Azerbaijani President.
4 July. He held meetings with representatives of the financial and business circles of Russia and members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He gave an interview to "Echo of Moscow" radio station.
5 July. He made a speech at the solemn meeting dedicated to the establishment of the professional holiday of the employees of the national security bodies of the republic.
8-9 July. He visited Spain to attend the summit of the heads of governments of NATO member states held in Madrid.
16 July. He held a meeting dedicated to eliminating the consequences of the natural disaster that occurred in the Republic.
He received Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Gohar Ayub Khan.
18 July. He received the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, and met with Greek Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos.
19 July. He held a meeting dedicated to the results of socio-economic development, progress of agrarian reform and privatization in Azerbaijan in the first half of 1997, as well as elimination of the consequences of natural disasters.
21 July. He received Zbigniew Brzezinski, Adviser at the American Center for Strategic and International Studies, former National Security Adviser to the US President.
23 July. He made a speech at the ceremony to launch the restoration of the Bibiheybat mosque.
25 July. He received UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Paolo Lembo.
27 July. He paid his first state visit to the United States of America at the invitation of US President Bill Clinton.
28-31 July. He made a statement at a press conference for foreign journalists accredited to the United Nations as part of his visit to the US.
He made a speech at the official reception hosted in honor of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Conference of Presidents of American Jewish Organizations. He held meetings with members of the Azerbaijan-American Chamber of Commerce and the Business Council for International Understanding, as well as permanent representatives of the countries accredited to the UN.
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On 29 September, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an Order to declare 2023 as a “Year of Heydar Aliyev” in the country. 10 May 2023 will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Heydar Aliyev, the national leader of the Azerbaijani people, the founder of the independent state of Azerbaijan, and an outstanding politician and statesman.