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An interview of Azerbaijan`s first lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, MP Mehriban Aliyeva was published in the book "Female leadership-Power of Women" by director of the International Institute for Politics and Society in Berlin Kerstin Plehwe.

The main essence of the book is to analyze secrets of achievements gained by world`s successful women. The publication includes articles and interviews of nearly 60 well-known women from 30 countries of the world. The book featured interviews with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and articles about them.

The interview with the Azerbaijani First Lady reflects information on Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s activity, Azerbaijani women`s role in the social-political life of the country, Azerbaijan`s being among the first countries to introduce women`s suffrage and other issues.

Touching on Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Aliyeva also spoke of problems of Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs.

The Azerbaijani First Lady highlighted existence of great attention to women`s education in the country, and stressed that a number of women`s working in research institutions and private sectors is increasing. She also noted Azerbaijani women actively participated in the social life of the country at all times.

Mehriban Aliyeva stated that the Azerbaijani women historically took an active part in the public life. The prominent Azerbaijani women such as Khurshudbanu Natavan and Mahsati Ganjavi have greatly contributed to the cultural heritage of the Azerbaijani nation, she said.

Mrs. Aliyeva brought an interesting fact to the attention of the world community, saying that a water supply system was established in Shusha for the first time in the mid-19th century thanks to charity activities of Khurshudbanu Natavan, who was a well-known public figure and poetess. She said the system functioned until the beginning of the 1990s and was destroyed during the Armenian occupation.