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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his family members have visited the Alley of Honors to commemorate national leader Heydar Aliyev.

December 12 marks the death anniversary of a great person, political figure and Azerbaijan’s national leader Heydar Aliyev, who passed away 13 years ago.

Parliamentarians, ministers, committee chairs, company heads, public figures also visited the Alley of Honors.

President Aliyev laid a wreath at the national leader`s grave. The state anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

President Aliyev and his family members put flowers at the grave of the national leader`s wife, outstanding ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva.

Flowers were also put at the graves of prominent statesman Aziz Aliyev and professor Tamerlan Aliyev.

Among those in attendance at the commemorative ceremony were Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov, head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and other officials.

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