BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 27. On the occasion
of Remembrance Day, observed on September 27, the leadership and
personnel of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense paid tribute by
visiting the graves of National Leader Heydar Aliyev and the
nation’s Shehids (Martyrs), Trend reports with reference to the Azerbaijani
Defense Ministry.
The Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and other
senior officials of the Ministry laid a wreath at the monument to
the National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the Alley of Honor, paying
profound tribute to his enduring legacy.
The leadership of the Ministry also visited the grave of prominent
ophthalmologist-scientist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva, laid roses
in her honor, and paid tribute to her memory.
Subsequently, the delegation visited the Alley of Martyrs, where
flowers were laid at the graves of the Heroes of the Motherland who
sacrificed their lives for the independence, territorial integrity,
and sovereignty of the country. Tribute was also paid at the
Turkish Martyrs’ Cemetery and the Eternal Flame monument, and the
memory of the Heroes was solemnly honored.
The leadership and personnel of the Ministry of Defense, who
visited the Victory Monument at Victory Park, laid a wreath in
front of the monument as a sign of respect for the Martyrs.
The delegation also visited the area known as the Second Alley
of Martyrs, where reconstruction and restoration work had been
carried out in accordance with the instructions of the President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the
Armed Forces, Ilham Aliyev.
At the Military Memorial Cemetery, the leadership of the
Ministry of Defense laid a wreath in front of the monument
symbolizing the 44-day Patriotic War. Respect and honor were shown
to the memory of Martyrs.
Within the event, the Minister of Defense, Colonel General
Z.Hasanov, and other senior officials met with the families of the
Martyrs and inquired about their concerns. During the meeting, the
families and relatives of Martyrs expressed their sincere gratitude
to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Supreme
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ilham Aliyev, as well as
First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva and the leadership of the
Ministry of Defense, for the continued attention, care, and respect
shown to them, and for consistently honoring the memory of the
nation’s Heroes.
At the end of the memorial ceremony, at 12:00, the leadership of
the Ministry of Defense, military personnel, and families of
Martyrs observed a minute of silence in memory of the Martyrs at
the Military Memorial Cemetery.
