Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Vatican sign new restoration deal PHOTO

The Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Governorate of Vatican City State have signed a new agreement to carry out restoration work at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.

According to state media, the agreement was formalised during a meeting held at the Vatican. The document was signed by Anar Alakbarov, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, and Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State.

The project includes the restoration of statues of Saint Paul and Saint Peter located inside the basilica, as well as statues of Saint Paul and Saint Luke situated in the courtyard.

By Tamilla Hasanova