President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the Azerbaijani women on 8 March - International Women`s Day and wished them good health, happiness and successes.
The President said this year the women`s holiday coincides with our preparations for the 20th anniversary of the restoration of our country`s independence. The Azerbaijani women gained the right to elect and to be elected during the period of Azerbaijan People`s Republic, the first democratic republic of the East, and began to participate in the socio-political life of our country.
Remaining committed to the centuries-long national values, our women have been the most reliable bulwark of our mother tongue, culture and morality. Modern Azerbaijani women, as followers of dignity of the women personalities with strong will, wisdom of our elderly mothers in the unforgettable pages of our history, are serving the nation and society with their deep intellect and inexhaustible potential, the President said.
Within 20 years, passed since the restoration of the independence of our state, Azerbaijani women have become active participants of the national state-building process, made contributions to increasing socio-economic, intellectual-cultural potential of our country. They increase their influence year-after-year with achievements in science, education, healthcare, culture and other spheres. The achievements of our women in civil society building are satisfactory. The stability and democratic atmosphere in the country offer all opportunities for them to fully realize their creative potential in the coming years.
The Head of State expressed hope the Azerbaijani women will continue to pay special attention to the upbringing of the young generation in the spirit of national traditions, idea of Azerbaijanism, spare no efforts for the future of our dynamically developing country.