AZERBAIJANI DELEGATION TO LEAVE FOR ISRAEL TOMORROW
APA
May 3 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva – APA. The international conference "Asia Minor:
mass media and regional conflicts" organized by Azerbaijan’s State
Committee for Diaspora and Azerbaijan-Israel International Association
will be held in Tel Aviv. Press service of the State Committee for
Diaspora told APA that the delegation led by chairman of the committee
Nazim Ibrahimov will leave for Israel on May 4 to attend the event.
The delegation includes parliamentarian Yevda Abramov, head of the
"Mountain Jews" community Semyon Ikhilov, head of "Ashkenazi Jews"
community Gennadi Zelmanovich, vice-president of Eurasia Jews Congress
Matvey Yelizarov, executive director of Baku Jewish House Shaul
Davidov, teacher of the Academy of Public Administration under the
Azerbaijani President, doctor of history Elman Nasirov, political
analyst Tofig Abbasov, chairman of Azerbaijani Journalists’ Union,
editor-in-chief of the Zerkalo newspaper Elchin Shikhli, Director
General of APA Vusala Mahirgizi, Director General of Day.az portal and
Trend information agency Ilgar Huseynov, Director General of the 1st
news information agency Rahman Hajiyev, other media representatives,
mugham singers Nazakat Teymurova, Teyyub Aslanov, kamancha player
Elshan Mansurov, tar player Aliaga Sadiyev, singers Adalat Shukurov,
Lala Mammadova, Khayyam Nisanov and others.
The aim of the event is to hold discussions with the participation
of state officials, political analysts and experts, heads of
Russian-language media outlets functioning in Azerbaijan, Israel,
US and Russia on the role of media in the conflicts.
The conference will focus on Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Middle East
and other conflicts. There will be reports about current state and
prospects of development of cooperation between Azerbaijani and Israeli
mass media, role of Azerbaijan-Israel relations in peace and stability
in the region, religious and ethnic tolerance in Azerbaijan as an
important factor of friendship and partnership between Azerbaijani
and Jewish peoples.
The Azerbaijani delegation will attend the opening of Heydar Aliyev
Alley in Hadera within the visit which will last until May 7.
At the request of Israel-based Azerbaijan-Israel International
Association, Hadera municipality deiced to immortalize Heydar
Aliyev’s memory. Heydar Aliyev’s memorial plate will be founded
in the Alley located at Ahad ha-Am Street in the central part of
Hadera. The reconstruction and innovation work will be done in the
3800 square-meter Alley. The reconstruction and innovation work will
be funded by the government of Israel.
There is a large Azerbaijani community in Hadera. The city is located
near Tel Aviv. It is a green city. The Heydar Aliyev Alley is located
at the center of the city.