PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV ATTENDS VICTORY DAY CEREMONY IN BAKU
On May 9, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended in Baku a solemn ceremony to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the victory 
over fascism in the World War II. At the tomb of Major-General Hazi Aslanov, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, he was warmly welcomed by war veterans and other representatives of the public.
The President greeted the veterans and congratulated them on the 
Victory Day. He talked to them and wondered about their problems and needs.
Victory Day. He talked to them and wondered about their problems and needs.The Head of State laid a wreath at the tomb of General Aslanov, 
and remembered the sons of Azerbaijan, who heroically fought and died in the battle against Nazis.
and remembered the sons of Azerbaijan, who heroically fought and died in the battle against Nazis. To the accompaniment of the military march, he inspected the guard of honor.
The President also sincerely greeted family members and relatives of General Hazi Aslanov and congratulated them on the victory day. Azerbaijan played a great role in the USSR’s victory over fascism sending 600,000 to the war, with about half of them died in battles. Over 120 citizens of Azerbaijan were given a title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and over 170,000 were awarded various orders and medals. The Azerbaijani divisions passed the ways from Caucasus to Berlin, hundreds of our compatriots participated in guerilla welfare against Nazis.
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