Mehriban Aliyeva's tireless activities won deep respect and love of Azerbaijani people

The Unesco World Heritage List includes Icheri Sheher with its Palace of Shirvanshah and Maiden Tower, the rock paintings of Gobustan, and the Palace of Shaki Khans along with the historical centre of Shaki. The Unesco Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage also includes the art of mugham and ashug – its musical masterpieces - the production and the art of performing on the stringed musical instrument kamancheh, the heritage of the Dada Gorgud epic, and the art of the Azerbaijani headscarf kalagayi.

In July 2019, the 43rd session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee was successfully held in Azerbaijan.

Aliyeva's appointment as the First Vice-President of Azerbaijan on February 21, 2017 is regarded as the logical outcome of her substantive activities and organisational skills. Over the past years, she has fully justified the President's and the people's confidence in her with the work she has carried out in this senior and responsible position.