President Aliyev and First Lady join official reception on Republic Day
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva attended an official reception on May 27 on the occasion of the national holiday of Azerbaijan - the Republic Day.
Those gathered for the reception warmly welcomed the head of state.
President Ilham Aliyev made a speech at the reception, held at the Buta Palace.
Then state awards were presented to the meeting participants.
State awards of Azerbaijan in the areas of science, culture and literature were presented to Ogtay Sadikhzadeh for his contribution to the development of national figurative arts, to Ramiz Guliyev for his concert and performance activities, to Tofig Nagiyev for his monograph "Coherent synchronized oxidization reactions of halogen with peroxide" and to Elmira Akhundova for her six-volume research novel "Heydar Aliyev. Personality and time".
The reception was concluded with a concert.
May 28, 1918, marks the establishment of the ADR, the first independent republic and democratic state on the East. Although it existed for only 23 months, it brought about great progress in foreign policy, and introduced Azerbaijan to the international community.
Azerbaijan, which gained its independence in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, celebrates May 28 annually as the Republic Day.
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