On 01.11.2023, a scientific-practical conference on the topic "The role of the great leader Heydar Aliyev in conveying the truths of Azerbaijan to the world" was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Guba. / 1 November, 2023
At the conference, deputies of the Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Vahid Ahmadov, Anatoliy Rafailov, Anar Iskenderov, academician Yagub Mahmudov, first deputy head of the Guba District Executive Power Tariyel Ibrahimov, leading researcher of the Institute of Oriental Studies named after academician Ziya Bunyadov of ANAS, doctor of historical sciences Solmaz Tohidi, Sabuhi Bashirov, an employee of the State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, director of the Genocide Memorial Complex, Rakhshanda Bayramova, doctor of philosophy in history, sector director of the Institute of Archeology, Ethnography and Anthropology of ANAS, doctor of philosophy in history Kahraman Agayev, historical sciences doctor, professor Shikar Gasimov and other officials participated.
The conference participants first visited the memorial monument erected in memory of the victims of 1918 in the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in Guba, laid flowers on it and planted 100 fruit trees of different types on the side of the complex on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the genius leader Heydar Aliyev.
Later, the participants of the conference arranged flower bouquets in front of the monument of the great leader in the Heydar Aliyev park and got acquainted with the exhibition organized in the Heydar Aliyev center of Guba district.
At the conference held in the assembly hall of the Heydar Aliyev Center, the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was first played, and then the spirit of the great leader Heydar Aliyev and our martyrs who died for our land were remembered with a minute of reverent silence. Rakhshanda Bayramova, director of the Genocide Memorial Complex, Doctor of Philosophy in History, gave an introductory speech, welcomed the participants, gave a report on the 10-year activity of the Complex, and talked about the successes achieved so far. She also emphasized that the policy of genocide was carried out against our people by the aggressor Armenian nationalists for nearly two hundred years. In order to expel Azerbaijanis from their historical lands and to create a mythical “Greater Armenia” in these territories with the help of their foreign patrons, the Azerbaijani and Turkish peoples have been regularly subjected to ideological and military aggression by Armenians for decades. Centuries-old history of our people has been grossly falsified, our cultural monuments and toponyms have been appropriated by Armenians. She also brought to the attention of the conference participants that for the first time these events were given legal and political evaluation by the national leader, wise politician Heydar Aliyev.
Later, other speakers spoke about the essence and historical roots of the genocide and deportation policy carried out by Armenians against the people of Azerbaijan for hundreds of years. It was reported that on March 26, 1998, in the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the Genocide of Azerbaijanis” signed by national leader Heydar Aliyev, adequate political assessment was given to those terrible events and March 31 was declared the Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis. In this important document, which is a full and comprehensive political and legal assessment of the criminal acts of Armenian nationalists, the mass killings – genocides committed against Azerbaijanis were officially mentioned for the first time.
It should be noted that employees of the State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, reserve directors, district intellectuals, cultural workers and historians participated in the conference.
