The official meeting dedicated to the tasks arising from the speech of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, at the 8^th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party was held under the organization of the Zangilan District Executive Power.

Speaking at the meeting, the Director of the Folklore Institute of ANAS, Doctor of Sciences in Philology Hikmat Guliyev, mentioned that the 8^th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party was a significant historical event in the socio-political life of Azerbaijan. He noted that, as the head of state highlighted, the Congress was being held in a new historical stage where the territorial integrity and state sovereignty of Azerbaijan had been fully restored and our country independently determines its own destiny.

Hikmat Guliyev noted that the political course founded by National Leader Heydar Aliyev and successfully continued by President Ilham Aliyev had created a major turning point in the history of Azerbaijani statehood. This policy had laid the foundation for ensuring political stability in the country, accelerating economic development, strengthening defense capabilities and enhancing international prestige of Azerbaijan. The speaker recalled that the chaos, political instability and weakness of the central authority that prevailed in the country in 1992–1993 had put state independence and the country’s future in grave danger. With the return of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev to power, consistent steps were taken to strengthen statehood, restore stability, and implement radical reforms in various fields.

According to Hikmat Guliyev’s thought, the political and strategic foundations of the historic Victory achieved under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev and the full restoration of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty were rooted precisely in the statehood course defined by Heydar Aliyev.

The speech highlighted the role of education, knowledge and critical thinking in ensuring ideological security. It was noted that in an era of information abundance, it was not enough for an individual to simply obtain information, they had to be able to analyze that information, identify reliable sources, distinguish truth from falsehood and misinformation, understand the purpose of manipulative content. Therefore, increasing digital and media literacy, forming a culture of cybersecurity, and developing independent analytical skills in the youth are essential conditions for ideological security.

Hikmat Guliyev also touched upon the importance of state policy implemented in the fields of digitalization and artificial intelligence. He noted that the priorities defined for accelerating digital development and applying artificial intelligence technologies in Azerbaijan were of great importance in terms of increasing the country’s technological potential and ensuring its development in line with contemporary challenges. In this context, attention was also drawn to the activities of the Digital Development Council chaired by First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva.

In conclusion, Hikmat Guliyev mentioned that physical, ideological and cybersecurity were complementary directions of a unified national security system. The future development of Azerbaijan requires the preservation of statehood traditions, consistent defense of national interests, effective use of new technological opportunities, and increasing society's resilience against informational impacts. The systematic implementation of these tasks will make a significant contribution to strengthening state independence, preserving national-spiritual values and historical memory, and forming a new generation equipped with modern knowledge yet deeply attached to its national identity.