Conference on “Construction of bridges” runs in Baku

An international conference titled “Construction of bridges” has started in Baku. The conference is organized by the Association of Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (AVCIYA) and the Institute for European Affairs (INEA).

Chairman of AVCIYA, Member of Parliament Elkhan Suleymanov delivered an opening speech in the conference and spoke about the democratization in Azerbaijan in recent years and cooperation processes with Europe. He said that the Nagorno Karabakh problem is not a conflict, it is aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan and the occupation of the territories. Criticizing the activity of international organizations Mr. Suleymanov underlined that the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group, which has been engaged in the settlement of the conflict for 20 years, has not yield results.

Director of the Institute for European Affairs (INEA), Professor Jurgen Gramke said in his speech that Europe has a little information about Azerbaijan: “This event will be significant step for this”.
The 2-day conference will hold discussions at panels titled "Cooperation towards Europe" and "Economic relations between Azerbaijan and Europe".


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