POLITICS
POLISH PRESIDENT AWARDS GROUP OF AZERBAIJANI OFFICIALS
Baku, October 17 (AZERTAC). Polish President Lech Kaczynski has awarded a group of Azerbaijani officials for their contribution to developing the relations between the two countries.
Azerbaijan`s foreign ministry has said some media spread wrong information concerning the names of the officials awarded. According to the foreign ministry, Azerbaijan`s foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov and minister of industry and energy Natig Aliyev were awarded the Order of the Commander; head of the foreign relations department of the Presidential Administration Novruz Mammadov, chief of the protocol service of the Presidential Administration Elchin Baghirov, executive director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Anar Alakbarov, chief of the first territorial department of the foreign ministry Rahman Mustafayev, chairman of the state protocol department Parvin Mirzazadeh, deputy chairman and executive secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party Ali Ahmadov and rector of the Baku Slavic University Kamal Abdullayev with the Cavalry Cross; minister of internal affairs Ramil Usubov, minister of national security Eldar Mahmudov and deputy foreign minister Khalaf Khalafov with the Grand Officer Cross; and director of the State Philharmonic Murad Adygozalzadeh with the Gold Cross.
The award-giving ceremony has been held at the Polish Embassy in Baku.