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Yevda Abramov: Azerbaijani, Turkish and Jewish Diasporas need to make joint efforts

18 April 2007 10:42 (UTC +04:00)

â€œIsrael businessmen are interested of investing in Azerbaijanâ€™s tourism, agriculture and high technology sectorsâ€, Yevda Abramova, Azerbaijan MP, chairman of Azerbaijan-Israel Friendship Society told APA.
He said newly established Azerbaijan-Israel International Association will contribute to the expansion of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, stimulate political and economical partnership relations.
Yevda Abramov stressed the particular contributions to the new association by Israei Knesset and Azerbaijan Friendship Groupâ€™s Chairman Iosif Shagal and Nazim Ibrahimov, head of State Committee for Azerbaijanis living abroad.
â€œNow there is a strong Diaspora bringing together 120 thousand Azerbaijanis in Israelâ€. Touching the issue of opening of Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel, Yevda Abramova said it would soon find its solution. â€œI hope we will see that dayâ€.
Yevda Abramova stressed the urgency of Jewish and Turkish Diasporas cooperation. According to him, Jewish Diaspora works in close contact with Azerbaijan and Turkish Diaspora. Yevda Abramova said Azerbaijan Diaspora should cooperate with Jewish and Turkish Diasporas to force out Armenian Diaspora, which has strong political and media recourses. /APA/