The ceremonial awarding of the third degree Duchess Olga’s order to the vice president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Leyla Aliyeva was held at the Astrakhan province governor administration on December 20, SIA reports.
The order was handed to Leyla Aliyeva by the metropolitan of Astrakhan and Kamiziak Iona.
The ceremony was attended by the members of Azerbaijani delegation in Astrakhan, Astrakhan public representatives.
Patriarch of Moscow and all-Russia Cyril with his decree of October 1, 2013 awarded the vice president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva with the order of Saint Equal-to-Apostles Duchess Olga for assistance in erection of the monument of Duke Vladimir in Astrakhan due to the 1025th anniversary of the Christianization of Russia, as well as for numerous merits in strengthening the friendship between Russia and Azerbaijan.
The high virtue of this award is confirmed by the fact that this order is given to women for their merits in different spheres of church, state and public service. Earlier, it was awarded to the chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matviyenko, former president of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberg, great duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova.
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