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Baku hosts first Children Forum of Azerbaijan â€“ PHOTOSESSION

Baku hosts first Children Forum of Azerbaijan â€“ <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION </font>

17 December 2009 11:52 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Kamala Guliyeva â€“ APA. Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Problems and NUR Public Union of Children and Youth organized the first Children Forum of Azerbaijan in Baku within the Childrenâ€™s Year 2009, APA reports. A letter of congratulation sent by the President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Member of the Parliament Mehriban Aliyeva was read out at the forum. The children are tender part of the society. There are all opportunities in Azerbaijan to create healthy environment and good education for the children, said the letter. The goal of Childrenâ€™s Year in Azerbaijan is that to provide the children to realize their talents and potential.

Deputy Prime Minister Elchin Efendiyev said the government of Azerbaijan submitted four periodical reports about the children to the UN relevant agencies. He said solution of the children problems was one of the main directions of the government policy in the country. â€œThe Heydar Aliyev Foundation carries out important projects to organize good education and healthcare conditions for the children. Currently reducing of children death rate and creating more intellectual environment for the children of pre-school age are priorities in Azerbaijanâ€.

Efendiyev said more than 30 state programs were carried out for the solution of children problems.

Vice Speaker of the Parliament Bahar Muradova said the Azerbaijani Constitution and nearly 70 bills adopted by the parliament, including the law on the childrenâ€™s rights were directly or indirectly protecting the childrenâ€™s rights. She said the Azerbaijani parliament ratified nearly 15 international conventions about the childrenâ€™s rights so far.

The forum participants will award the President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Member of the Parliament Mehriban Aliyeva with the prize of â€œHeart of Goldâ€.

The forum will finalize its work on Friday.

The forum participants will address President Ilham Aliyev and adopt final declaration in the end of the event.