Elmira Akhundova: "NK conflict causes educational problems for national minorities"

The correspondent of the Europe bureau of APA reports from the session that Azerbaijani parliamentarians Elmira Akhundova and Rafael Huseynov delivered a speech on the issue.

Ms.Akhundova said that European Convention main recommendations on protection of rights of national minorities in Azerbaijan has been implemented successfully, and national minorities in Azerbaijan were enjoying their right to receive education in their native tongues without any restrictions.

"However, internally displaced Kurds from Lachin, Gubadli, Kalbajar, which were occupied by Armenians as a result of the Karabakh conflict, faced difficulties to get education in native language now. If the conflict is solved on the basis of the principle of preserving territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, the government can provide more intensive assistance for the education of the national minorities," she said.

Azerbaijani MP Rafael Huseynov said that there were no problems on national minorities in Azerbaijan and added that there were many national minorities speaking different languages, and these nations are provided great opportunities to read and write in their native language in the country.