Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 / Trend , J. Babayeva/
A series of events were held in the Culture House of Azerbaijanis in Marneuli in Georgia on Azerbaijan's national leader Heydar Aliyev's anniversary on May 10.
The participants of the event visited the monument to Heydar Aliyev in Tbilisi together with the guests from Azerbaijan and laid flowers at the monument. Later an event was held on 86th anniversary of the national leader in the Heydar Aliyev Education Center in Dmanisi. The event was opened by the head of the Center for Culture of Georgian Azerbaijanis Fazil Hasanov.
Head of the Azerbaijan-Georgia Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Ganira Pashayeva, Azerbaijani member of parliament Nazim Mammadov, Azerbaijani ambassador to Georgia Namiq Aliyev, Kvemo-Kartli governor David Kirkitadze, Azerbaijani members of the Georgian parliament, heads of the Dmanisi, Bolnisi and Marneuli administrative bodies and representatives of Georgian and Azerbaijani public.
A book titled "Heydar Aliyev and Georgia" by journalist Shah Ismayil Shammadoglu was presented at the event. The speakers told about Heydar Aliyev's life and activities and his historical role in the life of Azerbaijani people, strengthening of friendly and fraternal ties between Azerbaijani and Georgian people and his efforts to lay foundation of large-scale economic projects in the South Caucasus and its benefits for future generations.
The event was continued in the Cultural Center of Azerbaijanis in Marneuli. Azerbaijani MPs Ganira Pashayeva, Nazim Mammadov, Azerbaijani ambassador to Georgia Namiq Aliyev, Georgian MP Azer Suleymanov and Azerbaijani Gilan-Holding official Elchin Azizov.
Gilan-Holding granted scholarship worth $60 to 100 Azerbaijani students studying in Georgian higher schools each upon the request of the Cultural Center of Azerbaijanis.
The company will grant scholarships for a year. Head of the Azerbaijan-Georgia Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Ganira Pashayeva described Azerbaijani government's support to youth on occasion of national leader Heydar Aliyev's anniversary and urged them to study better.
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