The Headquarters of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) in Rabat has hosted a ceremony organized by Morocco-Azerbaijan Friendship Society (MAFS) and the Embassy of the Azerbaijan Republic in Rabat, to commemorate the 90th birthday of Azerbaijan`s national leader, Heydar Aliyev.
The ceremony was attended by Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, ISESCO Director General, Mr Ilham Aliyev, Advisor to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Rabat, Mr Abdeslam El Mesbahi, MAFS President, Mr Mohamed Faqiri, MAFS Secretary General, as well as a host of diplomatic, intellectual and cultural figures and a number of ISESCO`s experts and directors.
During this ceremony, in his speech ISESCO Director General said: “The remarkable progress the Republic of Azerbaijan has achieved, and the peace its people are enjoying are the result of the efforts deployed by the founding President Heydar Aliyev. And the celebration of the Azerbaijani people of the birthday of their national leader can only be considered as a token of faithfulness, and as confirmation that the efforts he exerted during one of the most important stages in building the modern Azerbaijan are still yielding fruits to date.”
In the same connection, he underlined that the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan from the Soviet Union in the beginning of the nineties was a historical, national event for the Azerbaijani people who love freedom and defend it vigorously. He also highlighted the contribution of the Azerbaijani scholars, poets, philosophers and artists to the enrichment of the Islamic civilization, whose radiance permeated not only in the Islamic world but also in the West, which used it as a basis for its advancement.
Likewise, he emphasized that the Azerbaijani culture contributed to the preservation of the identity of the Azerbaijani people, and became a source of enlightenment and power, and a spring of resistance and pride.
Equally, he underscored that history is a witness to the fact that President Heydar Aliyev was at the vanguard of freedom heroes who brought independence to the Republic of Azerbaijan. He also highlighted that the late president refused to give in to the reality that was imposed on his people by Moscow, and courageously fought all kinds of oppression and subjugation exercised by tyrant rulers under the Soviet Union. “Indeed, he was a hero and a national leader that could achieve national objectives and rescue his country from the shackles of subordination and dependency,” Dr Altwaijri added, AzerTAc reports.
Speaking also at this ceremony were MAFS President, MAFS Secretary General, as well as Ms Karima Al Yatribi, Professor at Hassan II University, and the Advisor to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Rabat.
At the close of the ceremony, a documentary on the biography of national leader Heydar Aliyev was shown.
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