Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 21
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Mehriban Aliyeva is doing very much today for the Azerbaijani culture, for development of tourism, and for significantly improving Azerbaijan’s image in the world, Lev Spivak, director general of the Israel-Azerbaijan International Association, told Trend.
President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador, MP Mehriban Aliyeva was appointed First Vice President of the Republic of Azerbaijan by President Ilham Aliyev’s order Feb. 21.
“Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva plays a huge role in the organization of events promoting Azerbaijan abroad. She does a lot for her country, and her appointment to this position confirms her efforts in the work she has been carrying out for many years on her own initiative,” Spivak said.
Appointment of Mehriban Aliyeva as the first vice president of Azerbaijan is not a reward – it is only the increase of responsibility for the work she has been conscientiously carrying out for the good of the country and its people, according to him.