Promotion of Azerbaijan

On February 27, a private exhibition of eminent artist, laureate of USSR and Azerbaijan State Prizes, People’s Artist of USSR Tahir Salahov was opened in Paris under the name of “At the Crossroads of Centuries”. Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony, jointly organized by the French...

On February 27, a remembrance ceremony was held in connection with the 22^nd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide at “AZIMUT Moscow Olympic” Hotel of Moscow. Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, head of the Russian Representative Office of the Foundation, the initiator of the “Justice for Khojaly!” campaign Leyla Aliyeva attended the event...

On February 27, a conference entitled “Conflicts in the South Caucasus and Their Outcomes: Khojaly - a Tragedy of One Night” was held, following the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, at the Hyperion University in Bucharest. The event was attended by the University’s management, academics and students, representatives of the Bucharest Writers Association...

On February 26, opening of a monument to Khojaly genocide took place on the Khojaly Genocide square in the Kechioren district of Ankara, with organizational assistance by the district’s municipality and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Turkey, supported by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Chairperson of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Jemil Chichek...

On February 23, a ceremony devoted to the 22^nd anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy and the 5^th anniversary of the International Campaign “Justice for Khojaly!”, which was initiated in 2009, took place at Simon Peres World Centre in Tel-Aviv. It should be noted that, within the framework of the campaign and with support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the...