The US Department of State announced that Azeri ex-President Heydar Aliyev deceased in the Cleveland's hospital (Ohio) December 12. The body will be brought to Azerbaijan December 14, Azeri State Television reported. 7-day mourning was declared in Azerbaijan. The funeral of 80-year-old Heydar Aliyev is to take place December 15 at the Avenue for honorary burials. The transmission of all the Russian and Turkish TV channels as well as the BBC and France International broadcasting stations had been suspended today.