First Lady: 'The school to be built by Azerbaijan in Palestine will be another manifestation of our support for the Palestinian people'

The school to be built by Azerbaijan in Palestine will be another manifestation of our support for the Palestinian people, said First Lady of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva as she addressed the participants of the “One Heart for Palestine” meeting of first ladies held in Istanbul, Report informs.

“Over the past 10 years, our country has repeatedly provided humanitarian and financial assistance through the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. At the same time, Azerbaijan has hosted a number of international events to attract political and financial support for Palestine. Among them, I would like to mention the founding conference of the Islamic Financial Security Network to help the State of Palestine and the donor conference to support the development of the city of Jerusalem. Palestinian youths are receiving higher education in our country on the basis of scholarships provided by the state of Azerbaijan. The school to be built by Azerbaijan in Palestine will be another manifestation of our support for the Palestinian people,” the First Lady pointed out.