Second Congress of World Azerbaijanis Ends in Baku

Baku Today, Azerbaijan
March 17 2006

17/03/2006 18:26

Second Congress of Azerbaijanis of the World finished its work. A
number of documents were adopted on the results of the forum.

Forum adopted the necessity of preparation the conception of Diaspora’s
activity. Until the Third Congress special attention must be paid to
these questions: consolidation of Azerbaijani communities; foundations
of the Congresses of America’s and Asia’s Azerbaijanis; creation
of the World Organizations of Azerbaijanis; adoption of measures
for Azerbaijanis’ representation in parliaments, state and municipal
organs of foreign countries; conduction of joint forum of Azerbaijani
and Turkish Diaspora organizations; rapprochement with mass media;
creation of “Sunday school” and other education-cultural organizations;
attraction of businessmen to implementation of socioeconomic programs
in Azerbaijan.

Forum decided to hold congresses of Azerbaijanis every 5 years.

Sessions of Coordinating Council of Azerbaijanis will be held once
a year.

The Congress called Azerbaijanis to consolidation. They called
the international organizations, parliaments, heads of states and
governments due to the Karabakh conflict. The document calls to
condemn aggressive Armenian separatism.

The Congress appealed to UNESCO regarding damage caused as a result
of Armenian aggression as a result of occupation of Azerbaijani
territories.

Congress re-elected Mahmud Kerimov, the President of the national
Academy to the post of chairman of the Coordinating Council.