Opening of Heydar Juma Mosque took place after reconstruction at the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Mardakan settlement, Khazar district, December 31.

The Azerbaijan Youth Organisation of Russia (AYOR) organised a number of activities in Moscow to celebrate the New Year, and marking the Day of Solidarity With Azeris Around the World.

The Heydar Aliyev Foundation has organized a traditional festivity for children at Buta Palace, on the occasion of the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and the New Year.

Inauguration of the exhibition “Fly to Baku. Contemporary Art from Azerbaijan”, which was organized with joint organizational support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and “Baku” magazine and demonstrated in six countries of the world to date, took place at the Heydar Aliyev Center, December 27, 2013.

                   

The social development project IDEA (International Dialogue for Environmental Action) has given the go-ahead for using biodegradable shopping bags in Azerbaijan.

Following the initiative of Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, the Foundation’s Russian Representative Office, together with Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, has held wide-scale charitable actions in Moscow.

The “Kuknar” International Art Exhibition, a new project by the Heydar Aliyev Center, opened, December 21.

A meeting took place between Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva and Governor of the Russian Federation’s Astrakhan Region Alexander Jilkin, December 20.

At the Administration of the Russian Federation’s Astrakhan Region, Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva was solemnly presented the Order of Princess Olga of 3rd  degree, December 20.