NAZIM IBRAHIMOV: ACTION STRATEGY OF DIASPORA ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE ADOPTED IN FORUM OF AZERBAIJANI AND TURKISH DIASPORAS

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
March 5 2007

"Preparation to the forum of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diasporas to be
held on March 9 in Baku is already completed. A part of the delegations
had already come to Azerbaijan. The opening ceremony of the forum will
be held in the Palace named after Heydar Aliyev and conference part in
"Park INN" hotel.

Over 500 representatives from 48 countries will partake in the
conference," the chief of the State committee working with Azerbaijani
Living Abroad Nazim Ibrahimov told the APA.

He said that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Turkish Premier
Rajab Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus Mehmet Ali Talat, Deputy Chairman of Lithuania Parliament,
Director General of National Relations Department, National Relations
Minister of Estonia, representatives of parliaments of Germany,
Belgium, Bulgaria will attend the forum. He said that the forum is
expected to adopt some documents about Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
false Armenian genocide and strategy plan of Diaspora organizations.

"The action strategy of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations
will include the information about history of Diaspora organizations
and further steps. This document has been worked out at the
participation of the representatives of both countries," he said.

Ibrahimov also said that coordination council of Azerbaijani and
Turkish Diaspora organizations will be established in the forum. He
said that organization will have great role in coordination the work
of the Diaspora organizations. Ibrahimov noted that Congress II of
European Azerbaijanis will be held in Baku a day after the forum.

"Changes in the structure of the organization are expected to happen
in the congress. According to the regulation the institution should
elect president and vise-president," he said.