ISLAMABAD, December 10: Ambassador of Azerbaijan Khazar Farhadov has said National leader Heydar Aliyev has an undeniable contribution to the formation of our youth as an individual, a true citizen of Azerbaijan. Youth policy has always occupied a special place in the rich and magnificent state activity of the Great Leader. Back in the 70s and 80s of the last century, on the instructions of a wise leader, hundreds of young Azerbaijanis were sent to the leading universities of the former USSR, including Moscow, to study in various specialties. Suffice it to mention the fact that in 1970, on the initiative of Heydar Aliyev, more than 1,500 young Azerbaijanis were covered by this care.
Ambassador of Azerbaijan expressed these views while speaking at seminar held at the COMSTAS Univeristy.
He furhter siad, In 1970-1985, the number of Azerbaijani youth studying in 170 well-known higher education institutions of the Soviet Union reached 3,500. It was these young people who later began to work in our country as skilled personnel in various sectors of the economy as highly educated specialists. Every year, 800 students were sent abroad to study. Young people studied in St. Petersburg, Kiev, Kharkov and Minsk. They had to solve the problems of the new era, which would include the Republic of Azerbaijan.
National leader Heydar Aliyev considered the proper conduct of youth policy in the country very important and significant: “For me, the most precious blessing is the children of Azerbaijan, the youth of Azerbaijan. Because today, as the President of Azerbaijan, I also think about the great future of Azerbaijan. The future of Azerbaijan depends on the youth and children of Azerbaijan.
He added, in 1995, the National Council of Youth Organizations was established. In order to increase the role of Azerbaijani youth in the development of society and the solution of many important problems, to increase their participation and responsibility in the future development of the country, national leader Heydar Aliyev initiated the Azerbaijani Youth Forum in 1995. Thus, on February 2, 1996, the First Youth Forum was held. The first Forum played an important role in defining youth policy in Azerbaijan. By the way, World Youth Day was declared only in 1999 by the UN. On February 1, 1997, on the occasion of the anniversary of the forum, great leader Heydar Aliyev received a group of young people and signed an order declaring February 2 – Azerbaijan Youth Day. – DNA
