HEYDAR ALIYEV LYCEUM INAUGURATED IN CEYHAN

Baku, 8 November,(AzerTAj)A lyceum after Azerbaijan`s nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev was opened Saturday in Turkish Ceyhan city, AzerTAc`s Ankara based correspondent said.

A high-level Azerbaijani delegation, including head of the socio-political
department of the Presidential Administration Ali Hasanov, President of State Oil
Company (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev, Deputy Minister of Education Elmar Gasimov and
the country`s Ambassador to Turkey Zakir Hashimov attended the meeting.
Turkish Minister of National Education Huseyin Celik and governor of Adana city
Ilhan Atis were also among the participants at the inauguration ceremony.
Celik praised nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev`s contribution to strengthening
friendly relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. He described the opening of the
lyceum as a good present for Ceyhan residents.
The 600-seat four-storied lyceum was built in accordance with a bilateral protocol
signed last May.
Head of the socio-political department of the Azerbaijan Presidential Administration
Ali Hasanov said “today we live not in the era of wars, but in the era of science
and high technologies”. “The whole world now knows Ceyhan. I believe that some day
this lyceum will give Turkey ministers and governors” he added.
Azeri Deputy Minister of Education Elmar Gasimov spoke of educational cooperation
between Azerbaijan and Turkey. He said under a bilateral students exchange
agreement, 4,000 Turkish students are studying in Azerbaijan, while 4,000 Azeri
students in Turkey.
At the end of the ceremony, Huseyin Celik and Ali Hasanov put flowers at nationwide
leader Heydar Aliyev`s bust in the lyceum.