President Ilham Aliyev visits grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev 

20 years have passed since the death of the architect and founder of independent Azerbaijan, world-renowned politician and national leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev, Report informs.

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has visited the Alley of Honors to commemorate the national leader.

President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath at the great leader`s grave.

The state anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

The head of state also put flowers at the grave of the national leader`s wife, outstanding ophthalmologist and academician Zarifa Aliyeva.

Flowers were also put at the graves of prominent statesman Aziz Aliyev and professor Tamerlan Aliyev.