BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 22. A conference themed “Heydar Aliyev and modern state building” has been held in Azerbaijan's Absheron district as a part of a number of events related to the declaration of 2023 in the country as the “Year of Heydar Aliyev”, Trend reports.
The conference participants first visited the monument to the national leader Heydar Aliyev, located in the center of the Absheron district.
Before the start of the event, its participants paid tribute with a minute of silence to the memory of the great leader Heydar Aliyev and the martyrs who gave their lives for the freedom of the homeland.
Speaking at the event, the head of department of the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan Tural Aslanov highlighted the role of the architect and builder of the modern Azerbaijani state, Heydar Aliyev, in achieving the current economic development and comprehensive progress.
Discussing the policy of modern state-building by Heydar Aliyev, Aslanov noted that this successful policy continues under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
The conference also featured speeches of the Absheron District Prosecutor Gabil Gasimov, MP Hikmet Mammadov, Spokesperson for the Defense Ministry Anar Eyyubov, and others on youth policy, the phenomenal personality of Heydar Aliyev, the army building, human rights values, rich legacy of statehood.
Moreover, the event hosted discussions with the aim to establish operational and effective cooperation between government structures, non-governmental organizations, and regional media.
The event also featured the screening of a documentary film titled "Ilham", created by the Baku Media Center, dedicated to the purposeful policy of the head of state since 2003 and the historic mission of liberating Azerbaijani lands from occupation.
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