AZAY GULIYEV: "NGOS MUST ALSO INTRODUCE PROJECTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF AZERBAIJAN"

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Dec 23 2008
Azerbaijan

The Council of State Support to NGO under the president discussed the
rules of the contest on the provision of financial support for 2009.

At the conference, held by the council, chairman of the structure
Azay Guliyev announced that the list of spheres on which the financial
aid will be provided has been defined.

According to Guliyev, the financial support will be provided in
15 directions.

Guliyev said that in 2009 NGO must present projects connected with
the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and rights of refugees and
IDPs along with projects on human rights and democratic spheres.

"A campaign to apologize to Armenians has been launched in Turkey. I
regret that the Azerbaijani NGOs did not voiced protest on the due
level. If Turkey is the utmost target of the campaign, the nearest
target are Azerbaijan and Karabakh lands".

Speaking at the conference leaders of NGOs made proposals due to the
spheres, priority for 2009. Guliyev noted that the council will define
priorities for 2009 after it generalizes these proposals.