AA ceremonyceremony waswas heldheld atat HeydarHeydar AliyevAliyev CenterCenter onon MayMay 44 toto awardaward thethe winnerswinners ofof “Best“Best presentation”presentation” contest,contest, which marked the 95th birthday anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev. PriorPrior to to the the ceremony, ceremony, senior senior education education officials officials visited visited the the Alley Alley of of Honors Honors to to pay pay tribute tribute to to national national leader leader Heydar Aliyev and lay flowers at his grave. They also put flowers at the grave of prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva. ParticipantsParticipants in in the the award award ceremony ceremony included included Deputy Deputy Prime Prime Minister, Minister, deputy deputy chair chair and and executive executive secretary secretary of of thethe New New Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Party Party Ali Ali Ahmadov, Ahmadov, Executive Executive Director Director of of the the Heydar Heydar Aliyev Aliyev Foundation Foundation Anar Anar Alakbarov, Alakbarov, Minister Minister ofof Transport, Transport, Communications Communications and and High High Technologies Technologies Ramin Ramin Guluzade, Guluzade, Chairman Chairman of of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Education Education Workers Workers FreeFree Trade Trade Unions Unions Republican Republican Committee Committee Sattar Sattar Mehbaliyev, Mehbaliyev, parliamentarians, parliamentarians, heads heads of ofeducational educational institutions, institutions, education experts, teachers and students. The ceremony started with the performance of the state anthem by the choir of the Arts Gymnasium. MinisterMinister of of Education Education Jeyhun Jeyhun Bayramov Bayramov said said national national leader leader Heydar Heydar Aliyev Aliyev played played a a crucial crucial role role in in ensuring ensuring Azerbaijan`s overall development and global recognition. PointingPointing out out effective effective programs programs and and projects projects carried carried out out in in education education sector, sector, Jeyhun Jeyhun Bayramov Bayramov highlighted highlighted measuresmeasures implementedimplemented underunder thethe “State“State StrategyStrategy forfor DevelopmentDevelopment ofof EducationEducation inin thethe RepublicRepublic ofof Azerbaijan”,Azerbaijan”, whichwhich waswas approved approved by Presidentby President Ilham Ilham Aliyev. Aliyev. The The minister minister hailed hailed First First Vice-President Vice-President of theof theRepublic Republic of Azerbaijan,of Azerbaijan, presidentpresident of of the the Heydar Heydar Aliyev Aliyev Foundation Foundation Mehriban Mehriban Aliyeva`s Aliyeva`s attention attention to to education. education. Jeyhun Jeyhun Bayramov Bayramov highlighted highlighted achievements in education, saying that projects implemented in this sector contributed to the improvement of financial resources and infrastructure of educational institutions. TheThe ministerminister emphasizedemphasized thethe importanceimportance ofof thethe “Best“Best presentation”presentation” contestcontest amongamong schoolchildrenschoolchildren inin termsterms ofof promotingpromoting great great politician politician and and outstanding outstanding statesman statesman Heydar Heydar Aliyev`s Aliyev`s rich rich legacy, legacy, large-scale large-scale activity activity and and statehood statehood philosophy among the young generation. He congratulated the winners of the contest. DeputyDeputy Prime Prime Minister, Minister, deputy deputy chair chair and and executive executive secretary secretary of of the the New New Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Party Party Ali Ali Ahmadov Ahmadov said said thethe contestcontest playedplayed anan exceptionalexceptional rolerole inin shapingshaping thethe youth`syouth`s politicalpolitical mindsetmindset andand raisingraising themthem inin thethe patrioticpatriotic spirit.spirit. AliAli AhmadovAhmadov said said Azerbaijan Azerbaijan had had made made great great strides strides in in the the field field of of education education in in recent recent years, years, expressing expressing his his confidence confidence thatthat reformsreforms wouldwould pavepave thethe wayway forfor layinglaying aa strongstrong foundationfoundation forfor futurefuture developmentdevelopment ofof thethe country.country. ExecutiveExecutive DirectorDirector ofof thethe HeydarHeydar AliyevAliyev FoundationFoundation AnarAnar AlakbarovAlakbarov notednoted thethe significancesignificance ofof thethe contest.contest. HeHe highlightedhighlighted thethe activitiesactivities ofof thethe HeydarHeydar AliyevAliyev Foundation.Foundation. AnarAnar AlakbarovAlakbarov saidsaid thethe foundationfoundation waswas promotingpromoting nationalnational leaderleader HeydarHeydar Aliyev`sAliyev`s ideasideas throughthrough implementingimplementing large-scalelarge-scale projectsprojects aimedaimed atat ensuringensuring thethe country`scountry`s prosperityprosperity andand the thepeople`s people`s well-being. well-being. “Today` “Today` s contest s contest testifies testifies to theto theAzerbaijani Azerbaijani youth`s youth`s interest interest in studyingin studying national national leader leader Heydar Aliyev`s services to the country as well as his state building conception.” MinisterMinister of of Transport, Transport, Communications Communications and and High High Technologies Technologies Ramin Ramin Guluzade Guluzade said said that that during during his his tenure tenure nationalnational leaderleader HeydarHeydar AliyevAliyev tooktook crucialcrucial stepssteps towardstowards ensuringensuring Azerbaijan`sAzerbaijan`s developmentdevelopment andand itsits globalglobal recognition.recognition. PointingPointing out out President President Ilham Ilham Aliyev`s Aliyev`s attention attention to to education, education, the the minister minister said said a anumber number of of grants grants were were allocated allocated for for startup projects, particularly those involving youth, in order to develop innovative areas in the country. ChairmanChairman of of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Education Education Workers Workers Free Free Trade Trade Unions Unions Republican Republican Committee Committee Sattar Sattar Mehbal?yev Mehbal?yev praisedpraised the the Azerbaijani Azerbaijani government`s government`s attention attention to tointellectual intellectual development development of ofyouth, youth, preparation preparation of ofhighly-qualified highly-qualified specialists,specialists, discovery discovery of talented of talented children children and youth,and youth, development development of their of potential.their potential. Sattar Sattar Mehbaliyev Mehbaliyev said said Azerbaijan`sAzerbaijan`s education education system system enjoyed enjoyed wide wide opportunities opportunities for integrationfor integration into intoeducation education systems systems of developed of developed countries. The event featured performance by students of the Republican Arts Gymnasium. AccordingAccording to to results results of of “Best “Best presentation” presentation” contest, contest, eight eight entries entries received received 1st 1st degree degree certificates, certificates, 14 14 entries entries receivedreceived 2nd 2nd degree degree certificates, certificates, 18 18 entries entries received received 3rd 3rd degree degree certificates certificates and and 25 25 entries entries received received certificates certificates of of 1 / 2 merit. The winners also received valuable prizes. HeldHeld among among 9th-11th 9th-11th grade grade pupils pupils of generalof general education education institutions, institutions, the the contest contest was was co-organized co-organized by bythe the MinistryMinistry of of Education, Education, Heydar Heydar Aliyev Aliyev Foundation, Foundation, New New Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Party, Party, Ministry Ministry of of Transport, Transport, Communications Communications and and High Technologies, and Azerbaijan Education Workers Free Trade Unions Republican Committee. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) 2 / 2.