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Baku hosts First Forum of Heads of Diaspora Organizations of Turkic-Speaking States Cooperation Council Member Countries - PHOTOSESSION

Baku hosts First Forum of Heads of Diaspora Organizations of Turkic-Speaking States Cooperation Council Member Countries - <span style="color: red;">PHOTOSESSION

21 June 2013 09:12 (UTC +04:00)

Delivering a keynote speech at the forum, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States Halil Akinci thanked the Azerbaijani government for the organization of the event. Akinci said that the cooperation between Turkic-Speaking States enhanced after the collapse of the USSR. According to him, Diaspora organizations play an important role in the recognition of Turkic-Speaking States on the international level and the solution of problems.

Halil Akinci said 556 representatives are attending the meeting. Most of them are heads and representatives of Azerbaijani, Turkish, Kazakh and Kyrgyz Diaspora organizations.

Discussions will be held on the cooperation among the Diaspora organizations of the Turkic-speaking countries, prospects of joint activity towards the solution of the problems of the Turkic world, issues on the implementation of the “Common activity strategy of the Diaspora organizations of the Turkic-speaking countries” signed in Ankara on May 14, 2013.

The First Forum of Heads of Diaspora Organizations of Member Countries of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States will end with the adoption of Baku Declaration.