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10 November 2009 [14:18] - Today.Az
Azerbaijani and Turkish diaspora organizations in Europe will hold a joint meeting to oppose the opening of Turkish-Armenian border, Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Diaspora said.
“Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Diaspora initiated the meeting given numerous appeals from Azerbaijani and Turkish communities in Europe,” the committee said in a statement.
The meeting to be held in Frankfurt on Nov. 21-22 will be organized by the Congress of Azerbaijanis in Europe and Coordinating Council of Azerbaijan-Turkey Diaspora Organizations.
Representatives of Azerbaijani and Turkish diasporas in Europe have appealed to the committee voicing concerns over protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia in Zurich on Oct. 10 to establish diplomatic relations and open Turkish-Armenian border.
"Diaspora organizations unequivocally oppose opening of Turkish-Armenian border till the solution of the Karabakh problem,” the committee said.
Meeting of diaspora organizations in Frankfurt will focus on three themes - "Azerbaijan-Turkey: a common history, common interests and common challenges", "Integration of Azerbaijan and Turkey to the world of globalization: Realities, problems and prospects", "Cooperation between Diaspora organizations of Azerbaijan and Turkey: current level of development and prospects. "
Europe-Azerbaijan Information Center will be presented and an initiative group of women's organizations Europe-Azerbaijan will be set up during the meeting.
The two-day meeting will be attended by representatives of Azerbaijani governmental agencies and members of parliament.
/Interfax Azerbaijan/
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