Heydar Aliyev Foundation VP gets award "For Services to Astrakhan region"
A solemn ceremony of awarding Heydar Aliyev Foundation Vice President Leyla Aliyeva "For Services to the Astrakhan region" medal was held in Astrakhan State Philharmonic on Wednesday.
Astrakhan Region Governor Alexander Zhilkin said at the ceremony, "Astrakhan and Azerbaijan are united by the Caspian Sea and a common goal is to preserve the nature that surrounds us all."
"Historically, Astrakhan residents have always warmly treated Azerbaijani people," the governor said. "Therefore, the current dynamics of the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia is gratifying. The evidence for it is the events held today -- the opening of Friendship Bridge, children's playground, and groundbreaking of a monument to St. Prince Vladimir."
He expressed his gratitude on behalf of Astrakhan residents to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani state and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation for projects implemented in Astrakhan, and for efforts aimed to strengthen relations between the two countries.
Leyla Aliyeva thanked for the high award.
"Astrakhan is a beautiful city, but I liked the people here most of all, because it is impossible not to feel your warmth. We will have a lot of projects ahead," Aliyeva said.
Afterwards, a concert was held with the participation of Russian and Azerbaijani artists. People's Artist of Azerbaijan Polad Bulbuloglu came on stage. His performance was met with great ovations.
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!