“The Azerbaijani people are a fortunate people. We can take pride in our history, our culture, and our outstanding personalities,” President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Azerbaijan Television in Nakhchivan.

“At the same time, Nakhchivan has given Azerbaijan many prominent figures. Nakhchivan gave the Azerbaijani people a National Leader of genius stature like Heydar Aliyev,” the head of state added.