Today marks Youth Day in Azerbaijan. The First Forum of Azerbaijani Youth involving over 2,000 youth organizations across the country was held in 1996 upon the initiative of national leader Heydar Aliyev.
The First Youth Forum was crucial to revive the work with the youth in Azerbaijan. In 1997, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed a decree according to which February 2, the date the first forum was held, was declared the Day of the Azerbaijani Youth.