As the successor of my father's work and as President of Azerbaijan, I always pay special attention to our bilateral relations, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said making a press statement together with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, TurkicWorld reports.

"My visit today began with a very significant event – the opening of a bas-relief of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the center of Tashkent, a square bearing his name and a beautiful park. I express my gratitude to you, Shavkat Miromonovich, as President of Azerbaijan and as the son of Heydar Aliyev, for such an attitude towards the memory of my father, I express my gratitude on behalf of myself and the entire Azerbaijani people. We appreciate it very much. We have seen with how much love and respect the memory of Heydar Aliyev is honored in Uzbekistan, and we are very pleased. Today, at the opening of the bas-relief and the square, we spoke and talked about Heydar Aliyev, about his attitude towards Uzbekistan. This is the attitude that I am sure every Azerbaijani shares today. As the successor of my father's work and as President of Azerbaijan, I always pay special attention to our bilateral relations. Today's state visit is a clear confirmation of this. It was postponed due to the pandemic. It was also necessary to prepare it carefully so that, as my brother Shavkat Miromonovich said, we could make a breakthrough. I think this is actually a breakthrough visit because in terms of the essence, form and content of the topics discussed, the decisions we have reached, this visit and agreements will be the basis for the future development of our relations," the head of state said.