"The staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the entire Azerbaijani people with deep respect honors the memory of the founder of the modern Azerbaijani state, a brilliant personality, a world-class political figure, national leader Heydar Aliyev in the Alley of Honor. I believe that today is a historic and important day for the Azerbaijani people, for our compatriots whose hearts beat with Azerbaijan," Azerbaijani Foreign Affairs Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told journalists, Report informs.
"Because we are grateful to the great leader for our current level of development," the minister added.