2ND SESSION OF WORLD AZERBAIJANI CONGRESS OPENED IN BAKU

12:29 03/16/2006

On March 16 in Baku opens 2nd session of World Azerbaijani Congress. As
a REGNUM correspondent has been informed in the State Committee on
Relations with Azerbaijanis Abroad, around 600 delegates from 49
countries and 300 guests will participate in the Congress. They will
discuss current situation in the Azerbaijani Diaspora, new methods
of international community familiarization with modern situation
in Azerbaijan, strengthening of relations with other Diasporas. To
prepare the concept of the Azerbaijani Diaspora activity, participants
will discuss the organization of work group dedicated to development
of joint strategy development of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Diasporas.

On March 15, around 100 representatives from different countries,
including Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and other countries, met
the Alley of Shahids, where victims of Karabakh war and January 20
are buried.