Azerbaijani President visits National Orchid Garden in Singapore
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday visited the
National Orchid Garden in Singapore, as part of his state visit to
this country.
Leong Chee Chiew, the Garden's Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
informed the Azerbaijani president of rare flowers and plants
growing in the garden.
He said a rare orchid cultivated only in the National Orchid Garden
was named after President Aliyev.
Chiew handed the certificate of the flower to the Azerbaijani
leader.
President Aliyev signed the guest book of National Orchid
Garden.
The garden is located in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which is a
dynamic and living monument to the foresight of the founding
fathers of Singapore.
Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore and a keen
naturalist, established the first botanical and experimental garden
on Government Hill (Fort Canning Hill) in 1822, shortly after his
arrival in Singapore.
The National Orchid Garden is the main attraction within the
Botanic Gardens. Located on the mid-western side of the Garden, the
hilly three-hectare site has a collection of more than 1,000
species and 2,000 hybrids of orchids.
The Orchid Garden features a number of attractions, including
Burkill Hall and the VIP Orchid Garden.
President Aliyev was presented with books and booklets about the
Orchid Garden and flowers cultivated there.
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