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Ambassador Yashar Aliyev to represent Azerbaijan in Obamaâ€™s inauguration ceremony

16 January 2009 15:03 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Lachin Sultanovaâ€“APA. Azerbaijani Ambassador to the US Yashar Aliyev will represent the country in an inauguration ceremony of 44th President of the US Barack Obama, APA reports.
The ceremony was fixed on January 20. The event will be most expensive one in the history of the US. The measures on inauguration will continue several days.
Pop-stars will give free concerts in Lincoln Memorial on January 18. Obama will welcome the ceremony. Special events will be held in Washington on January 19. Official inauguration ceremony will be held on January 20 and Obama together with his family will march from Congress till White House.
240.000 invitations cards were delivered to watch the event from tribunes and one million people will observe the ceremony from Capitol building. Several dancing parties will be organized at that night.
The events will conclude with pray in National Church in Washington on January 21.