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Baku to host I Forum of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations

08 February 2007 17:21 (UTC +04:00)

The I Forum of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations will be held in Baku, State Committee on work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad press service told the APA. The forum will be held on March 9. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish Prime Minister Rajab Tayyib Erdogan are expected to participate in the meeting. The representatives of Azerbaijani and Turkish governments, Azerbaijani and Turkish communities and Turkish-speaking countries will attended the meeting. Nearly 450 from 48 countries will be invited to the forum. Development of strategic partnership of Turkish-speaking countries, expanding cooperation in the sphere of Diaspora organizations, informing the world community about the history, socio-economic level, culture of Turkish-speaking countries, development of relations of Turkish-speaking countries will be discussed in the forum.
At the end of the forum some important documents will be adopted. One of them is an Action Strategy of Azerbaijan and Turkish Diaspora Organizations. The participants of the forum are expected to appeal to World Turkish-speaking people, Baku declaration, joint statement on Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan and terrorism and genocide committed by Armenian against Azerbaijanis, protest declaration against the countries recognizing alleged Armenian genocide are expected to be adopted at the forum. /APA/