Family values are deep-rooted in Azerbaijan, and have been passed down from generation to generation since time immemorial. Care of youngsters, and respect for the elderly are cherished traditions in our country.
Inauguration of a monument erected to Prince Vladimir at the square before the Saint Vladimir Church in the Russian city of Astrakhan took place, December 20.
A ceremony of laying the foundation of a new kindergarten in the Russian city of Astrakhan took place with participation of Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, December 20.
A New Year show was organized at “Baku” Cinema-concert Complex in Moscow for inmates of the Russian capital’s boarding and children’s homes, as well as pupils of School No.157 with Azerbaijani ethnic-cultural component, and of School No.1331 with Georgian ethnic-cultural component.
A reception entitled “Part of my heart is with Russia”, devoted to national leader Heydar Aliyev, took place for representatives of mass media, at the press centre of the newspaper “Parlamentskaya gazeta”, an organ of the Russian Federation’s Federal Council, jointly with the Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia (AYOR), supported by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in this country.
The ceremony of signing the final investment decision on “Shahdeniz-2”, a new gas development, took place at the Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, December 17.
The social awareness project IDEA (International Dialogue for Environmental Action) and the contemporary arts venue YARAT! have established a new joint project titled “Trash Into Art”.
Presentation of the 5th and 6th volumes of the novel-research “Heydar Aliyev: Personality and Time” by Elmira Akhundova, a writer-publicist and deputy to the Milli Majlis, took place at the M.I.Rudomino All-Russian State Foreign Literature Library in Moscow.