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Azerbaijani president pays respect to countryâ€™s national leader Heydar Aliyev

10 May 2016 08:06 (UTC +04:00)

On the birthday anniversary of the savior of the Azerbaijani people, President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva, family members, relatives and friends of the national leader visited the Alley of Honors.

President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath at the grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev, and paid tribute to him.

The national anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

Then, the head of state and his family members laid flowers at the graves of prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva, outstanding statesman Aziz Aliyev, renowned doctor and scientist Tamerlan Aliyev.

The ceremony was also attended by Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov, Head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev, ministers, heads of committees and companies, MPs.