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PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV HEADS TO CHINA FOR SUMMER OLYMPICS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today left for Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 29th Summer Olympic Games.

At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Head of State was seen off Prime Minister Artur Rasizadeh, Chief of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and Baku mayor Hajibala Abutalybov.

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