By Trend
A charity event dedicated to the memory of
Azerbaijan’s National Leader Heydar Aliyev was held in Los Angeles
on December 11, 2018, on the eve of the National Leader’s 15th
death anniversary. During the day, many homeless residents of Los
Angeles were provided hot meals.
Initiated and sponsored by the Consulate General of
Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, the event was held at the Los Angeles
Mission (LAM), which is one of the largest service providers to the
homeless and disadvantaged men, women and children in the U.S.
Dean of the Los Angeles Consular Corps and
Azerbaijan’s Consul General Nasimi Aghayev and the Consulate staff
joined the LAM’s volunteers in handing out the meals.
Before the event, Consul General Aghayev met with the
leadership of the Los Angeles Mission. At the meeting, the Consul
General spoke about the extraordinary life path of Heydar Aliyev
and his outstanding role and tireless efforts in the preservation
and strengthening of Azerbaijan’s independent and sovereign
statehood. He noted that the timely return of Heydar Aliyev to
power in 1993 shielded Azerbaijan from potential fragmentation and
collapse. Highlighting the many difficult challenges the National
Leader faced in preserving Azerbaijan’s independence and how
masterfully he overcame them, the Consul General said that the
memory of Heydar Aliyev will always live in the hearts and minds of
the Azerbaijani people.
The leadership of the LAM expressed their appreciation
for hosting this beautiful charity event dedicated to the memory of
Azerbaijan’s National Leader Heydar Aliyev and thanked the
Consulate General for helping the homeless citizens of Los
Angeles.
At the invitation of the Consul General, one of the
prominent leaders of Los Angeles’s Christian community, the
Vice-President of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NALEC)
Rev. Walter Contreras also joined the event. Rev. Contreras
commended this act of charity by Azerbaijan and noted that Heydar
Aliyev was a prominent statesman serving his people, promoting
religious tolerance and values of multiculturalism.
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