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Foreign Minister receives new head of WFO representative office in Azerbaijan

25 August 2006 [09:01] - TODAY.AZ
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Lynn Muller, new head of the World Food Organization (WFO) representative office in Azerbaijan.

The Minister said every humanitarian organization should help conflict victims adding there are about one million refugees and internally displaced persons in Azerbaijan and recommended Mrs. Muller to cooperate with Azerbaijani State Committee for Refugees and IDPs.

Mammadyarov also reminded Azerbaijan’s humanitarian aids to the tsunami victims in South-Eastern Asia and Pakistan earthquake, and also to Lebanon. He said they will continue their activity in this sphere and should familiarize with World Food Program to train specialists.

The Minister also said Azerbaijani President and the government are insistent in solving refugees and IDPs' problems and this is mentioned in President's inauguration program. He also stated that the State Oil Company allocates funds to improve living conditions of refugees and IDPs.

Ms. Muller said she will try to improve the existing relations with Azerbaijan and benefit from Azerbaijan’s experience in the work with refugees, APA reports.

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