Peruvian television talks about Heydar Aliyev and independence of Azerbaijan

The 100th anniversary of the birth of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and the 105th anniversary of Azerbaijan's independence were discussed on Peruvian state television, Report informs, citing the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Mexico.

The ambassador of Azerbaijan to Peru, Mammad Talibov, was a guest of the famous Conecta Peru program of the country's most influential state television, TV Peru, answered the questions of the hosts on the live broadcast, and gave detailed information about the history and realities of his country.

At the beginning of the program, a promotional video clip on Azerbaijan was presented. The video clip specially emphasized that Azerbaijan is the first democratic parliamentary republic in the Muslim East, recognized as one of the centers of tolerance and multiculturalism in the world, restored the territorial integrity by ending the 30-year occupation, and carried out large-scale reconstruction works in those areas.

Ambassador Talibov pointed out that this year, in addition to the 105th anniversary of Azerbaijan's independence, also marks the 100th birth anniversary of the founder of modern Azerbaijan, National Leader Heydar Aliyev. As noted, in 1918, Azerbaijan wrote its name in history by building the first example of a democratic, legal and secular state in the whole East, including the Turkic-Islamic world, and played an unparalleled role in the history of statehood despite the fact that the People's Republic lived for only 23 months.

It was noted that, after gaining independence in the 90s, at a time when Azerbaijan was facing the threat of socio-economic decline and loss of state sovereignty, Great Leader Heydar Aliyev protected the independence of Azerbaijan with his rescue mission, and laid the foundation for dynamic development by eliminating the socio-political crisis raging in the country. It was stated that as a result of Heydar Aliyev's purposeful policy, today Azerbaijan has become a strong and influential state at the international level, an important energy and transport hub, many important transnational projects have been implemented under the initiative and leadership of the country, and modern Azerbaijan is advancing steadily on the path of development.

During the program, the multiculturalism values of Azerbaijan, rich tourism potential, education and scholarship opportunities available in the country for foreign citizens as well as Peruvian youth were discussed.