During his state visit to Baku, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid tribute to the memory of the national leader of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, by laying a wreath at his grave, as reported by Zakon.kz. Additionally, Tokayev participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame at the Alley of Martyrs, where the heroic sons of the Azerbaijani people are buried, who sacrificed their lives for the country's freedom, independence, and territorial integrity.
The Alley of Martyrs, located in the Nagorno Park, serves as a fraternal grave where national heroes, victims of the 1990 tragedy and those who died in the battles for Karabakh, are buried. Tokayev also laid flowers at the grave of Zarifa Aliyeva, the wife of Heydar Aliyev.
Earlier, it was reported that Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Azerbaijan for a state visit. He was welcomed at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Yagub Eyyubov, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Samir Sharifov. Tokayev then proceeded to the "Zagulba" residence of the Azerbaijani President, where an official welcoming ceremony took place. Subsequently, the presidents of the two countries discussed joint projects.
Aliyev expressed gratitude to Tokayev for his assistance in the reconstruction of Karabakh. Following this, Tokayev and Aliyev held a briefing for representatives of the media.
