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| OFFICIAL VISIT OF PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV TO THE STATE OF VATICAN
Azertag, 26 February 2005
Visiting Italy President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived February 26 in the State of Vatican, where he was warmly welcomed by members of the Sacred College of Cardinals, Commander of the Swiss Guard and other representatives of the Pope of Rome.
After that, the Azerbaijani leader met in private with Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano. The Cardinal Secretary of State conveyed greetings of Pope John Paul II to President Ilham Aliyev noting the Pope is known worldwide as a friend of all peoples irrespective of their religious, racial or ethnic belonging.
President Ilham Aliyev, for his part, thanked Cardinal Angelo Sodano for the hospitality shown to him and the Azerbaijani delegation, and recalled the meeting of national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev with Pope John Paul II in 1997, and the Pope's visit to Azerbaijan. The Head of State wished Pope John Paul II speedy recovery.
Touching on the relations between the two states, Cardinal Sodano let the President know that he is going to arrive in Azerbaijan to participate in the opening of Catholic Church in Baku that is now under construction.
President Ilham Aliyev told of the reforms being implemented in Azerbaijan aimed at building a democratic, legal and secular state in the country.
He also dwelt on the most painful problem of Azerbaijan, the conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, and its tragic consequences. The Head of State noted that Armenia's destructive stance does not allow to find peaceful solution to the problem, and called on highly reputable international organizations and the world's leading states to intensify their efforts in this direction.
During the conversation, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano also exchanged views on a number of other issues of mutual interest.
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March 2005,
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AZERBAIJAN'S FIRST LADY SELECTED "WOMAN OF THE YEAR"
February 18,
AssA-Irada
The results of a recent survey held by the "Lider" Women's Public Union among people of different ages and social groups in 12 regions of the country to select the "Woman of the year" were announced in a news conference on Friday. Chairwoman of the Union, MP Malahat Hasanova, said that the survey, supported by of the Association of Azerbaijani Sociologists, was conducted among 2,246 respondents with participation of internationally-acclaimed experts.
According to the results of the survey, based on the criteria of contribution to culture, socio-politics and science-education, Azerbaijan's first lady, UNESCO's goodwill ambassador, Mehriban Aliyeva, was chosen the "Woman of the year" with 74.7% of votes, Hasanova said.
The chairperson of the State Committee on Women's Issues Zahra Guliyeva won 4.1% of votes, while Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova - 3.3%, MP Asmatkhanim Mammadova - 2.4% and MP Asya Manafova - 2.3%.*
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