UN office in Baku sends greetings to Azerbaijan on Solidarity Day, New Year

The United Nations Office in Baku has extended its congratulations to Azerbaijan on World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and sent best wishes for the upcoming New Year.

In a message published on its X account, the UN office said:

"The UN in Azerbaijan extends warm congratulations on the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year! Wishing everyone peace, prosperity, and renewed hope in the year ahead."

The Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis is observed annually on December 31 and is seen as an important symbol of unity among Azerbaijanis worldwide.

The holiday traces its origins to late December 1989, when border barriers along the Soviet–Iranian frontier in Nakhchivan were dismantled, enabling reunions between Azerbaijanis from the north and south. Around the same time, a conference of Turkic-speaking peoples in Istanbul called for the establishment of a day dedicated to Azerbaijani solidarity.

On December 16, 1991, Heydar Aliyev, then chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, officially declared December 31 as the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis. The date has since been marked as a symbol of national cohesion, coinciding with New Year celebrations and fostering a shared sense of identity among Azerbaijanis globally.

By Aghakazim Guliyev