Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Washington has hosted an event to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the death of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev.

Azerbaijan`s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Fariz Rzayev, country’s Ambassador to the United States Khazar Ibrahim, Director General of Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC Taleh Ziyadov, Defense Attaché of the Embassy Rustam Gozalov and active members of the diaspora attended the event.

Speakers at the event highlighted Great Leader Heydar Aliyev’s exceptional services in the field of state and army building. They emphasized that today, modern independent Azerbaijan, which is the masterpiece of the Great Leader, has become the leading state of the region under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev and every success achieved by Azerbaijan, whether in domestic or foreign policy, is the triumph of the Great Leader’s ideas of national progress.

The participants also viewed a photo exhibition and books highlighting the life of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency