Baku/06.12.19/Turan: On December 5-6, the head of state together with his wife were in the city of Shamakhi (120 km from Baku). During the visit, opening of the part of the repaired road, opening of ASAN center took place.
Next, Aliyev visited a 44-apartment building, built for families affected by the recent earthquake in the Shamakhi region.
Today, Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva took part in the tree planting campaign as part of the campaign for planting 650 000 trees throughout the country.
Further, the head of state familiarized with the work on improvement of a number of historical monuments of the region. In particular, the Aliyevs visited the tomb of Shahhandan, where the brother of the great poet Nasimi was buried.
According to local sources, such serious attention to the Shamakhi region is due to the fact that from here one of the family members of the head of state will run for parliament. However, official confirmation of this could not be obtained.-02B-
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