Yevda Abramov: "Azerbaijani, Turkish and Jewish Diasporas need to make joint efforts"

Today.Az
18 April 2007

"Israel businessmen are interested of investing in Azerbaijan’s
tourism, agriculture and high technology sectors," said Yevda Abramov,
Azerbaijan MP, chairman of Azerbaijan-Israel Friendship Society.

He told APA that newly established Azerbaijan-Israel International
Association will contribute to the expansion of friendship and
cooperation between the two countries, stimulate political and
economical partnership relations.

Yevda Abramov stressed the particular contributions to the new
association by Israei Knesset and Azerbaijan Friendship Group’s
Chairman Iosif Shagal and Nazim Ibrahimov, head of State Committee
for Azerbaijanis living abroad.

"Now there is a strong Diaspora bringing together 120 thousand
Azerbaijanis in Israel."

Touching the issue of opening of Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel,
Yevda Abramov said it would soon find its solution. "I hope we will
see that day," he added.

Abramov stressed the urgency of Jewish and Turkish Diasporas
cooperation.

According to him, Jewish Diaspora works in close contact with
Azerbaijan and Turkish Diaspora.

Abramov said Azerbaijan Diaspora should cooperate with Jewish and
Turkish Diasporas to force out Armenian Diaspora, which has strong
political and media recourses.