An event marking the Independence Day of Azerbaijan has been held at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center after Heydar Aliyev in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, SIA reports citing AzerTAc.
The event brought together employees of Azerbaijan`s Embassy in the country, members of the Diaspora, scientific, art, cultural figures of Uzbekistan and journalists.
The event participants put flowers at a monument to national leader, founder and architect of modern Azerbaijani state Heydar Aliyev in front of the Centre.
The event started with performing the national anthems of both countries.
Director of the Azerbaijan Cultural Center Samir Abbasov briefed the participants on the history of the Day of Independence.
He also highlighted the country`s achievements over the independence years, as well as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil and the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipelines.
Executive Director of the Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Friendship Society Erkin Nuriddinov highlighted developing relations between the two countries.
The small flags of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan were distributed among the event participants.
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