(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Vugar Khalilov
Chairman of the State Committee on Diaspora Work Fuad Muradov
has met with members of the Azerbaijani community in Australia, as
part of his visit to Melbourne and Ballarat cities, Azernews
reports, citing the committee.
Addressing the event, Muradov thanked his compatriots for
informing the Australians about the Azerbaijani realities during
the 44-day war (2020) with Armenia, as well as the post-war period,
congratulating them on the occasion of October 18, the Day of
Restoration of Azerbaijan's Independence.
The chairman reported on the multifaceted activities of the
state committee, as well as the Diaspora Support Fund, coordination
councils, Azerbaijani Houses, Azerbaijani Sunday schools, and
summer camps for diaspora youth, recalling President Ilham Aliyev's
recommendations at the 5th Congress of World Azerbaijanis.
Ramil Gurbanov, Charge d'Affaires of the Azerbaijani Embassy in
Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand, among others, spoke at the
occasion. The attendees discussed how to promote the activities of
diaspora groups in Australia.
Muradov also met with representatives of the Jewish Community
Council of the Australian State of Victoria (JCCV). The meeting was
also attended by Ramil Gurbanov, JCCV Chief Operating Officer Naomi
Levin, JCCV Executive Member Frank Greenstein, Senior Policy
Analyst Jamie Hyams, members of the Azerbaijan Cultural Association
of Victoria Nira Elgart, Tatyana Zemlinsky and representatives of
the State Committee.
They were briefed about the activities of the Jewish Community
Council of Victoria, and it was discussed how to build tight
relationships with the Australian Jewish community.
Moreover, Azerbaijan's flag-raising ceremony was held in
Federation Square in the city center. Representatives of the State
Committee, Arif Eser Torun, Turkish Consulate General in Melbourne,
and Azerbaijani students from the city's higher education
institutions attended the ceremony commemorating October 18.
Muradov and Gurbanov emphasized that such gatherings will help
to unite the Azerbaijani people in Australia.
A tree-planting event was also held in Melbourne to commemorate
Australia's friendship with Azerbaijan.
The chairman of the State Committee, a member of the Victorian
Legislative Council, the deputy leader of Victoria's Liberal Party,
the president of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria from 2010 to
2018, the Turkish consulate general in Melbourne, and members of
the Azerbaijani community attended the event.
Muradov emphasized the symbolic significance of the tree
planting on the 30th anniversary of the two nations' diplomatic
ties. He also thanked the members of Victoria's Legislative Council
for the advancement of diversity in Australia and the attention
paid to the Azerbaijani minority.
David Southwick, Bruce Atkinson, and Arif Eser Torun spoke at
the event on the multicultural principles that unite Australia and
Azerbaijan, as well as friendly relations with the Azerbaijani
diaspora, and Azerbaijan-Turkish brotherhood.
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