(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more A photo exhibition has opened at Tsar's Tower of the Moscow
Kazan Railway Station within the 100th anniversary of the National
Leader Heydar Aliyev.
The event was jointly organized by the Russian Railways OJSC,
the Russian University of Transport, and the Azerbaijani Embassy in
Russia at the initiative of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Digital
Development and Transport, Azernews reports via azertag .
The photo exhibition features photographs of the great leader's
major contribution to the creation of the project as BAM's
transport curator during his work as First Deputy Chairman of the
USSR Council of Ministers.
Before the opening ceremony, the Azerbaijani delegation visited
the memorial plaque of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) participants
at the Yaroslavl railway station.
Azerbaijan Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad
Nabiyev and the Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev
signed a tourist coupon called "Relay of generations" dedicated to
the BAM construction. The coupon was presented to the headquarters
of the student and youth teams of the Russian University of
Transport and BAM veterans.
The Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev
addressed the event.
In his speech, he emphasised that Heydar Aliyev's personal
qualities, along with his professional qualities, played a major
role in the creation of BAM.
"Thanks to Heydar Aliyev's attention, sensitivity and care, a
strong team spirit was formed in the successful construction of the
project in the region with difficult terrain and harsh climate.
Under the guidance of the great leader, the entire BAM family was
able to turn the impossible into reality. The photos displayed
today capture rare moments of that history. It should also be noted
that Azerbaijani specialists who came to work in this region in
1975 played a big role in BAM's success story," the minister
said.
The Assistant to the Russian President Igor Levitin briefed the
participants on the work done at BAM thanks to the high managerial
qualities of Heydar Aliyev.
"On 9 May 1984, as a member of the delegation participating in
the ceremony of driving in a golden symbolic crutch at the
Miroshnichenko railway junction, I proudly recall those years when
I had the opportunity to communicate with a leader like Heydar
Aliyev. The assignment of the name of Heydar Aliyev to a new
station inaugurated in 2008 at the Angoya BAM station is an
expression of great gratitude for his merits," said Igor
Levitin.
A high-level delegation from the Russian Ministry of Transport,
the leadership of CJSC Azerbaijan Railways and Russian Railways
OJSC, diplomats of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia,
representatives of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia, members of
the Russian public association BAM, members of the local community
and the media attended the event.
The officials familiarized themselves with the photo stands and
exchanged views with the exhibitors. The photo exhibition will run
until 30 April.
Although construction of the 4,300 km long Baikal-Amur Mainline
was launched in 1940, construction work was postponed until
1974.
More than 200 railway stations were built within the BAM
project. Railway line connects over 60 cities and towns. Ten
railway tunnels have been built along BAM.
The BAM line crosses 11 major rivers, and a total of 2,230 large
and small bridges have been built along the line.
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