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By Laman Ismayilova

A documentary film "Trip to Eternity" was screened at Tajikfilm studio in Dushanbe at the initiative of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tajikistan on October 30.

The film was shot by joint work of the creative staff of Baku Media Center with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the general production of Arzu Aliyeva, Trend reported.

The presentation ceremony held within the framework of the events on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) was attended by well-known representatives of the local community, journalists, diplomats, teachers and students of the Tajik National University and the Russian-Tajik Slavic University, etc.

Welcoming the guests, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Tajikistan Hasan Mammadzade informed about the documentary film "Trip to Eternity".

The ambassador said that this film tells about dedication, difficult fate of the sons of Azerbaijan, who overcame many difficulties on their way but did not depart from their convictions. They have invaluable merits in the creation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which is the first parliamentary republic in the Muslim East and the Turkic world. Their participation in the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919 was also touched upon.

Mammadzade informed the event participants about the indelible trace left by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in the history of the people and its great role in restoring traditions of national statehood and the birth of ideas of patriotism among the younger generation.

The ambassador also noted that anyone who watches this film will have the opportunity to become familiar with another page in the history of Azerbaijan’s independence.

The documentary was greeted by the audience with great interest.

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