 National leader of Azerbaijan Haida Aliyev was commemorated in Berlin. On December 12, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Germany organized a large-scale event on the theme Haida Aliyev, the founder of modern Azerbaijani-German relations at the Azerbaijani Cultural Centre in Berlin in connection with the memory of Azerbaijan's national leader. The event was attended by representatives of German state institutions, ambassadors of foreign countries, media representatives, science and culture figures as well as members of Azerbaijani, Turkish and other communities living in Germany in total about 300 guests. Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Germany, Nasimi Agayev spoke about the important and irreplaceable services rendered by the national leader Haida Aliyev in the establishment of the modern statehood of Azerbaijan. He noted that precisely as a result of his efforts, civil conflict was prevented in Azerbaijan, stability was restored and the country gradually entered the path of development. The ambassador emphasized that the formation of Azerbaijan's independent state building and balanced foreign policy is connected with the name of the national leader. He added that the successful continuation of this policy by President Ilham Aliyev resulted in the restoration of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and full establishment of its sovereignty throughout the country. Speaking later, the Executive Director of the Federal Economic Promotion and Foreign Trade Association Urs Ulkoff spoke about Haida Aliyev's role in the formation of Azerbaijan-Germany relations, his visits to Germany which made an important contribution to relations as well as his meetings with German officials. A portrait of Haida Aliyev painted by Gunay Shamsi, a young Azerbaijani artist living and working in Germany, was also presented. At the concert held after the speeches, the works of well-known Azerbaijani and European composers were performed by the orchestra Rhein Virtuosos. Urs Ulkoff, son of the Azerbaijani folk and a national leader of the Federal Economic Promotion, died on December 12, 2003. I would like to ask all of you to bring Haida Aliyev to earth with a glass of wine.