BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. A ceremony to raise
the Azerbaijani flag has been held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Canada, on the occasion of Azerbaijan’s Independence Day, the State
Committee on Work with Diaspora told Trend.
The ceremony was organized by the Azerbaijani Union in
Saskatchewan.
The event was attended by members of the Saskatchewan
Legislative Assembly – Ken Cheveldeyoff from the Saskatoon
Willowgrove constituency and Hugh Gordon from the Saskatoon
Silverspring constituency, as well as Bev Dubois, a member of the
City Council for Ward 9, and Senos Timon, a member of the 2nd
constituency, as well as representatives of the local Azerbaijani
community.
Azerbaijan’s tricolor flag was raised to the sky to the sounds
of the national anthems of Azerbaijan and Canada.
The speakers congratulated Canadian Azerbaijanis on this
significant day and expressed gratitude to our compatriots for
their contributions to the cultural diversity of the province.
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