On May 7, the round table “Heydar Aliyev and Azerbaijani language” arranged at the Faculty of Philology, dedicated to 96th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev.

Firstly, Heydar Aliyev’s memory commemorated with one minute silence.

Dean of Philology faculty docent Sevinj Hamzayeva gave information about plan of events prepared in the faculty related to 96th anniversary of great leader Heydar Aliyev. She talked about possibility of studying national and moral heritage of Heydar Aliyev in several directions. The dean noted: “Language is the notion that develops national and spiritual values of every nation. Native language of Azerbaijani people is among the principal factors determining its national existence. Our language is our walloping spiritual wealth, which has ancient history. Heydar Aliyev had significant services in proclaiming Azerbaijani language the state language of the republic. After his proper Decree, it was started to apply the language in all spheres and all documentation implemented with Latin script. Language policy, founded by national leader is successfully carried on by President Ilham Aliyev”.

Chairwoman of Department of Azerbaijani language and its teaching methods docent Boyukkhanim Eminli delivered speech on “Language policy of Heydar Aliyev”, head of Folklore studies scientific-research laboratory Professor Aslan Bayramov – “Heydar Aliyev’s care and attention to the advancement of science in Azerbaijan”, PhD in philology lecturer Gunel Pashayeva – “Heydar Aliyev and Day of Azerbaijani language”, senior lecturer Elnara Ahmadova – “Speech etiquettes in Heydar Aliyev’s speech”. They pointed out that existence of our independent state is a substantial opportunity in terms of preserving our language. The language policy of our republic is the basis of gained achievements in this filed.