Visit to Romania

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva have been on a visit to Romania, April, 2-4 2008.

On April 2, President Ilham Aliyev and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva were greeted, at the Bucharest Airport, by State Secretary of the Romanian Foreign Ministry Mihai Gheorghiu, and other officials.

Official dinner on behalf of the Romanian Prime Minister in honour of the heads of states and governments

On April 2, an official dinner was given, at Victoria Palace, on behalf of Romanian Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, in honour of the heads of states and governments participating in a NATO summit.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva were present at the dinner-party.

Meeting of the spouses of the heads of states and governments

On April 3, a meeting of the spouses of the heads of states and governments participating in the NATO Summit took place at the National Museum in Bucharest.

Romanian President’s spouse Maria Băsescu welcomed First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, and other guests.

At a meeting held around a tea table, spouses of the Azerbaijani and American Presidents Mehriban Aliyeva and Lora Bush talked, and then first ladies acquainted themselves with the museum.

Mehriban Aliyeva signed the museum’s Honoured Guests Book.

Then the participants of the meeting were photographed.

Familiarization with the Romanian Representative Office of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation

On April 3, Mehriban Aliyeva visited the Romanian Representative Office of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

The Foundation’s President was informed of the Representative Office’s activity.

An official reception in honour of the heads of states and governments

On April 3, an official reception was arranged at Hilton Hotel in Bucharest, on behalf of Romanian President Traian Băsescu, in honour of the heads of states and governments participating in the NATO summit, and their spouses.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva were present at the reception.

Visit to the monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev

On April 4, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva visited the park named after national leader Heydar Aliyev in the Romanian capital.

The Head of State and his spouse were greeted by the head of the local executive authority.

President Ilham Aliyev and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva put flowers before the monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev.

April 2-4, 2008