Office of Her Majesty Queen Rania
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Queen Rania tours Heydar Aliyev Foundation
(Office of Her Majesty, Queen Rania – Baku,
Azerbaijan) While accompanying His Majesty King Abdullah II on a working trip to
Azerbaijan, Her Majesty Queen Rania paid a visit to the Heydar Aliyev Foundation
to see their work in enhancing cross cultural dialogue in the fields of culture,
science and technology, sport and education.
First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva walked the Queen through an exhibition of the
history of the foundation.
The foundation, which supports the implementation of large-scale projects and
programs in line with the late President Heydar Aliyev ambitions, is a
non-governmental, non-commercial organization founded in 2004.
The foundation arranges a series of workshops and symposia on pressing issues in
Azerbaijan and abroad as well as exhibitions for young talents and artists while
also focusing on the promotion of religious tolerance, support to civil society
building processes and the preservation of national values.