OFFICIAL NEWS
VISITING ANITKABIR
On November 5, from the Esenboga airport in Ankara, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev headed to Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.
A wreath was placed at the great Ataturk`s tomb on behalf of the Azerbaijani leader.
Afterwards, a minute of silence was observed for the great son of the Turkish world.
President Ilham Aliyev signed the Memorial Book of the mausoleum, writing:
“I bow down before the tomb of the great leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. I pay deep respects to great Ataturk on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan. A bright memory of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk will always live in the hearts of the Azerbaijani people.
Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
November 5, 2008”
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