Paris hosts official reception in honor of Azerbaijan’s Independence Day

In honor of the state holiday of Azerbaijan - May 28, Independence Day - the Azerbaijani Embassy in France and the Permanent Mission to UNESCO organized an official reception in Paris, the French bureau of Report informs.

The event was attended by high-ranking state and government officials, members of parliament, representatives of public and political circles and the diplomatic corps, company executives and Azerbaijanis living in France.

First, the national anthems of Azerbaijan and France were played. Then the Ambassador of Azerbaijan Leyla Abdullayeva informed the guests in detail about the formation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

Speaking at the event, Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to UNESCO Elman Abdullayev noted that the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which had existed for only 23 months, had a significant impact on the formation of democratic traditions in the Muslim East.

He stressed that the realities of modern Azerbaijan and the preservation of its independence are associated with the name of national leader Heydar Aliyev.

The process of building a democratic, legal, secular state and civil society in the Republic of Azerbaijan continues today under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.