He pointed out that 25th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s independence will be celebrated at state level.
“An Action Plan has been approved in this regard under the order of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. According to the Action Plan, a series of events will be held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the country’s independence”, said Mehdiyev.
He noted that the people of Azerbaijan experienced many difficulties in the early years of independence.
In his speech, Yagub Mahmudov, MP, director of the ANAS Institute of History, said that the book written by a team of researchers is the first initiative in academic study of the history of Azerbaijan`s independence.
“The first volume of the book covers 1991-2003 – the period of Heydar Aliyev’s leadership, and the second volume covers historic achievements gained under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev in 2003-2016,” said Mahmudov.
Chapters on the foreign policy of independent Azerbaijan in both volumes of the book “History of The Republic of Azerbaijan” were written by the Azerbaijani president’s aide for public and political affairs, professor Ali Hasanov.
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