CONGRESS OF AZERBAIJANIS IN ISRAEL TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS IN MIDDLE EAST
Trend corr. E.Huseynov
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Aug 31 2007
Azerbaijan
The Union of Azerbaijani and Israeli Businessmen and Entrepreneurs is
planned to be established in the near future. "The project is being
completed in order to assist the establishing of business contacts
between Azerbaijan and the Middle East, Alex Shapiro-Suliman, the
president of the Congress of Azerbaijanis in the Middle East, said
on 31 August by the telephone from Tel Aviv.
The establishment of the Union of Businessmen and Entrepreneurs is
one of the initial projects of the Congress of Azerbaijanis in the
Middle East.
"A lot of Azerbaijanis reside abroad, including in the Middle East.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and the
collapse of the Soviet Union, are just two experiences, which as
a result, have forced Azerbaijanis to leave their homeland due to
political, economic, or moral damages. We consider the establishment
of the Congress of Azerbaijanis in the Middle East as a very relevant
event in our history," Shapiro-Suliman said.
The Congress will assist in the establishment and development of
cooperation among Azerbaijanis residing abroad and especially in the
Middle East.
The Congress will render cultural and social assistance to Azerbaijanis
residing in Israel and the Middle East, the group’s president said.