Azerbaijani delegation visits school named after Heydar Aliyev in Russia’s Astrakhan

The delegation of Azerbaijan, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev, who is on a trip to Russia’s Astrakhan, has visited secondary school No. 11 named after Heydar Aliyev, Report informs.

During the visit they got acquainted with a photo exhibition and a video about the life and work of the national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of his birth.

“This school was reconstructed in 2011 on the instructions of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The school named after the national leader is an important indicator of the developing relations between Azerbaijan and the Astrakhan region,” Shahin Mustafayev said.

According to Mustafayev, Heydar Aliyev did a lot for the Azerbaijani people: “He is the architect of independent Azerbaijan. One of the main areas on which the attention of the national leader was focused was the field of education, for the development of which he made a lot of efforts.”

At the end of the meeting, the students who won in numerous creative competitions dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Heydar Aliyev were awarded.