BAKU: Relations With Compatriots Living In Australia And New Zealand

RELATIONS WITH COMPATRIOTS LIVING IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND STRENGTHENING

Azer Tag
September 30, 2004

Employees of the State Committee on Work with the Azerbaijanis living
in foreign countries have visited Australia and New Zealand.

As was told AzerTAj from the State Committee, at the meetings
carried out within the framework of visit with chairman of the
Azerbaijan Association of Australia Mikayil Oyta, and also members
of the organization, the consul of Turkey in Sydney Nihat Ershen,
discussed were problems of our compatriots living in this country, and
underlined the importance of consolidation of efforts in bringing into
the notice the realities about Azerbaijan and Turkey is underlined.

At the general session of the organizations of the Azerbaijan, Turkish
and Turkmen Diasporas, discussed were prospects of joint activity.

At the meeting in Canberra with chairman of International festival
committee Dominick Miko, it was decided to provide participation of
the Azerbaijan masters of art in forthcoming international festival
in February next year and also carrying out during same time in three
cities of Australia of Days of Culture of Azerbaijan.

At the press conference for local mass media, was presented information
on the economic situation in Azerbaijan, its position in region,
the Nagorny Karabakh conflict and occupation by Armenians of the
Azerbaijan lands.

A number of other important meetings also have been carried in New
Zealand.