The official reception on the occasion of the national holiday of Azerbaijan, Republic Day, was held at Buta Palace today.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed the reception.
Then a ceremony to present state awards in science and literature for 2016 was held.
Awards in science were presented to Ramiz Mammadov, Elbrus Alizade, Maharram Hasanov and Zakir Eminov, while Fikrat Goja received an award in the field of literature, Trend reports.
