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Fri, 05/25/2018 - 15:39
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Centennial of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic marked in London

London, May 25, AZERTAC Co-organized by the Azerbaijani Embassy in the UK and the Society of Azerbaijani Women in London, a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic has been held in London. The participants in the event included Rector of the Baku branch of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, co-chair of the Anglo-Azerbaijani Society, head of the Nizami Ganjavi Scientific Center for Study of Azerbaijan and Caucasus at the University of Oxford Professor Nargiz Pashayeva, Minister of State for Europe and the Americas at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom Alan Duncan, representatives of diplomatic corps in London, members of the UK House of Lords, UK government officials, representatives of the Azerbaijani organizations operating in London, and members of general public. Prior to the ceremony, Azerbaijani violonist Sabina Rakchayeva performed the national anthems of Azerbaijan and the UK. In his opening remarks, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the UK Tahir Taghizade highlighted the history and milestone achievements of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The Azerbaijani ambassador also pointed out the political, economic and cultural ties between Azerbaijan and the UK. UK Minister of State Alan Duncan described the establishment of the first democratic republic in the East a hundred years ago as a landmark historic event. He noted that Azerbaijan, which granted women the right to vote even earlier than the UK, is an example to other countries in this regard. Alan Duncan extended the congratulations of the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to the Azerbaijani people, hailing the development of bilateral relations between the two countries. He noted that the reciprocal visits, particularly the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent visit to London, made significant contributions to bilateral relationship.

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