AzerbaijaniParliament has sent a congratulatory letter to AzerbaijaniPresident Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva on theoccasion of October 18 - the Day of Restoration of Independence,the speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova said attoday's parliamentary session, reports. Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova noted that thesteps taken in 1918 on the way of building a democratic stateopened a new stage in the Muslim East. "However, unfortunately, the established state existed for only23 months.
In the early 90s of the last century, our state plungedinto a deep political and economic crisis, gross mistakes were madein the conduct of domestic and foreign policy. Armenia intensified the occupation of our lands under suchconditions. Following the insistent demand of the people in June1993, Heydar Aliyev, a politician of world scale and nationalleader, was able to overcome the difficult problems facingAzerbaijan due to his foresight and tireless efforts.
Today'smodern and independent Azerbaijan is an example of Heydar Aliyev'sdedication,” Gafarova added..
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