BAKU, Azerbaijan
The Anadolu Agency will hold a photo-exhibition to mark the 11th death anniversary of Azerbaijan's national leader Haydar Aliyev in the capital Baku.
Anadolu Agency will cooperate with AzerTag, Azerbaijan's state news agency, and the Yunus Emre Institute, which conducts cultural, artistic and scientific activities abroad, to present the Haydar Aliyev Photo Exhibition.
Anadolu Agency's photos showing the deceased president, some in his private life and others during his official national and international meetings, will be on display.
The exhibition will begin with an opening ceremony on Dec. 11 and will end on Dec. 13.
Selected photographs of Aliyev's visit to Turkey and photos of Turkish politicians' visits to Azerbaijan will also be on display.
Ali Hasanov, the president of the social-political issues department of Azerbaijan's presidential office, Turkish Ambassador in Baku Alper Coskun and Ebubekir Sahin, The Anadolu Agency's acting director general, will attend the exhibit.
Turkish state broadcaster TRT's Director General Senol Goka, as well as top officials from both countries, will also be present at the event.
Aliyev died on December 12, 2003 at Cleveland Clinic in the U.S.
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