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Second Azeri World Conference to discuss Azeri Diaspora activities

09 March 2006 [16:39] - TODAY.AZ
Foreign guests invited for the participation in the second conference have started arriving to Baku, the Chairman of State Committee working with Azerbaijanis living abroad, Nazim Ibrahimov stated.

According to Trend, he stated that up to 600 foreign guests and 650 delegates from Azerbaijan will take part in the conference. Former ambassadors of foreign countries to Azerbaijan, Nobel family members, delegations from foreign parliaments, officials, leaders of Azeri, Turkish and Jewish Diasporas will be among the guests.

Ibrahimov stated, that the conference that will take place on March 16 from 11.00 till 19.00 would host 170 media representatives. The State Committee will later suggest holding the conferences on "Azeris around the world" every five years.

Conference will review the statement on Nagorno Karabakh, addressing statement to the international community regarding Nagorno Karabakh, statement to the Azeri living abroad and to Turkish-Azeri Diaspora aimed to strengthen the unity.

Conference will discuss establishment of special work group aimed at preparing the concept of Azeri Diaspora activity and working out common strategy for Azeri-Turkish Diaspora.

Ibrahimov also noted that all expenditures concerning the conference would be covered at the expense of the public budget.

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