Azerbaijan's Republic Day marked in different countries - UPDATE

The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Bulgaria has organized an official reception marking the national holiday of Azerbaijan, the Republic Day. 

The event brought together Bulgarian minister of environment and water Julian Popov, chief of General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces Simeon Hristov Simeonov, as well as representatives of the Presidential Administration, Cabinet of Ministers, ministries, the State Security Service, and judges of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court, the Grand Mufti of the Bulgarian Muslims National Assembly, members of political parties, media leaders, businessmen, culture figures representatives of the diplomatic corps in Sofia, and members of the Azerbaijani diaspora.

The event featured a concert, and demonstration of a documentary about Azerbaijan.

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Embassy of Azerbaijan in Russia organized a reception on the occasion of the national holiday of Azerbaijan - Republic Day.

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu, opening the event, congratulated the participants on the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
"A decree on the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was signed on May 28, 1918 proving a desire of the Azerbaijani people to live in a democratic, developing society. Unfortunately, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic existed for only 23 months, but it laid the foundations of a democratic society in the Middle East, " the ambassador said.

The ambassador said that during the Soviet period and after the collapse of the Soviet Union Azerbaijan was developing rapidly.

"Recently in Moscow, we have celebrated the 90th anniversary of the great son of the Azerbaijani people, prominent politician and statesman Heydar Aliyev. Today Azerbaijan is developing under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, today Azerbaijan is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Until a few years ago it was hard to imagine that our country will become a member of the Security Council," Bulbuloglu said.

The Ambassador said that this year is very important for Azerbaijan. "This year presidential election will be conducted in Azerbaijan and I think that the people of Azerbaijan will make the right choice," said the ambassador.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Grigory Karasin said that the celebration of Azerbaijan’s Republic Day has become a tradition in social and political life of Russia.
The ambassador of Azerbaijan in Russia handed diplomas to Azerbaijani athlete, champion of many international competitions Zabit Samadov and representatives of Azerbaijan and Russia in 2013 Eurovision Song Contest - Farid Mammadov and Dina Garipova.

The event was attended Russian and Azerbaijani officials, diplomatic and representatives of the Azerbaijani diaspora.
 

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The International Association “Israel-Azerbaijan” (“AzIs”) held a celebration dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) in the Israeli town of Tirat-Carmel.

The meeting, held in the hall of the Central Tirat-Carmel Library, was attended by the mayor of this city, Arie Tal. Stressing the importance of the development of relations between Israel and Azerbaijan, Mr. Tal said he would soon propose one of Azerbaijan's cities to become a twin-city of Tirat-Carmel.

“These are not just words, but a very real proposal. We will not just be friends and brothers, the brotherhood will be all the more natural, as a significant part of the population of the city is from Azerbaijan,” Arie Tal said.

The Director of the Center for the Conservation of Culture of Mountain Jews, a member of the Board of Directors of “AzIs”, Shaul Siman-Tov, gave an opening speech. The conversation about the history of the ADR and its importance for the development of democracy in the Caucasus and throughout the Middle East was continued by the well-known Israeli political scientist and a member of the "AzIs" Board, Arie Gut. In his speech, Gut put special emphasis on the fact that the democratic traditions based on tolerance, equality, civil rights and freedom of religion, started by the ADR government, are successfully continued and developed in the modern Republic of Azerbaijan, which, in this sense, is a full successor to the ADR.

Mr. Gut did not forget to mention that the health minister in the government of the ADR was a famous physician from Baku, Dr. Evsej Gindes, which clearly shows that even in those early years there was no anti-semitism in Azerbaijan, and Jews were considered an integral part of its population.

"The State of Israel appreciates the role of the government of Azerbaijan in a warm and sincere attitude to the twenty thousand strong Jewish communities. Azerbaijan is not, and has never been anti-Semitic, and we, who have come from Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Diaspora, are always proud of this tolerance. Azerbaijan is a genuine example of an inter-civilization dialogue. Show me another country, Muslim or Christian, where, under the patronage of the President and the First Lady two synagogues and the largest Jewish educational center in the South

Caucasus are built. I don't think there is any other country like this," Gut said.
Professor Mikhail Agarunov and other speakers talked about the importance of the Azerbaijani government`s care and attention to the Jewish community, the history and culture of the Jews of Azerbaijan

The evening ended with a concert of the famous Israeli singer, Tomer Aliyev, who performed patriotic songs from the repertoire of the great Rashid.Behbudov, and performance by the Caucasian dance ensemble of Tirat-Carmel.
 

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Azerbaijan`s Embassy in Hungary has held an official reception on the occasion of the Republic Day, May 28.

Azerbaijan`s ambassador Guliyev briefed the participants on history of the country.

The event brought together Minister of National Development of Hungary Németh Lászlóné, as well as the Secretary of State for Social, Family and Youth Affairs Miklós Soltész, diplomats accredited in Budapest, businessmen and members of the Azerbaijani diaspora.

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An event on the occasion of the Republic Day of Azerbaijan has been held in Magdeburg, Germany.
The event was organized by the Azerbaijani-German Cultural Society of Sachsen-Anhalt Province.

Chairman of the Azerbaijani-German Cultural Society of Saxony-Anhalt Province Yashar Niftaliyev, chairwoman of German languages Teachers Union Leyla Gasimzade briefed the participants on the history of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.


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