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Farid Zohrabov

BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has made a trip to the district of Barda, Trend reports.

The head of state visited the statue of National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the city Barda.

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