“Pease Month” was held at UNEC
Events within the “Pease Month” have been implemented at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC).
In the debate held under the motto “If you want peace, be ready for war!” Vice- rector of UNEC for Students’ Affairs Saadat Gandilova noted that the traditional “Peace Month” announced by the Ombudsman’s initiative through August 21- September 21 “International Pease Day” serves to the promotion of the respect spirit for human rights and universal values, aiming to develop a culture of peace and tolerance among different groups of people. Speaking about the importance of the “September 21- International Peace Day” celebrated by UN as a significant day in the world, Saadat Gandilova pointed that the day embodies the people’s rights to the truth, the society without violence and conflict and a prosperous life.
Speaking of enlightening the students’ military patriotism the Associated Professor of the Department “Civil Defense” colonel Yunis Alakbarov said that care and attention paved to the younger generation has become one of the most important activities of the state. The state youth policy carried out successfully in all spheres of life increased the young people’s activity in all spheres.
Saying that the main factor of peace in the world is developing a culture of peace in every society, colonel emphasized it to be of great importance for Azerbaijan of which 20 percent of lands are occupied and has more than one million refugees and internally displaced people.
Professor of the Department of “Azerbaijan History”, Dr. of Economy Vakil Hasanov has spoken about the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev’s peace policy during the other event held within the “Peace Month” and the renaissance period of Azerbaijan. Event went on with the students’ speeches and viewpoints.