Organization of Turkic States' chief congratulates Azerbaijan on State Flag Day

Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Kubanychbek Omuraliev has congratulated on his X page the state and people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of November 9 - the State Flag Day of Azerbaijan, Caliber.Az reports.

The flag, which is one of the official symbols of the Republic of Azerbaijan (along with the anthem and coat of arms), was first approved on November 9, 1918 by the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the first democratic republic in the Muslim East. On October 18, 1991 by the constitutional act "On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The Republic of Azerbaijan, as the legal successor of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, restored its attributes, including the state flag.

November 9 is celebrated in Azerbaijan as the State Flag Day by the order of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated November 18, 2009.