(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 20. Chairman of the
State Committee on Work with Diaspora, Fuad Muradov, met with the
members of the Azerbaijani community living in Illinois, USA,
Trend reports.
The event began with the National Anthems of Azerbaijan and the
USA and continued with a one-minute silence, as a mark of respect
to the dear memory of martyrs, who died for the territorial
integrity of our country.
Farid Mammadov and Mehriban Mammadova, founders of the
Azerbaijan Center for the Midwest States of America, welcomed the
participants. Then Mehriban Mammadova spoke about the activity of
the community, the further expansion of the scope of the work done,
the gradual increase in the influence of the Azerbaijani community
in the US, and its progress towards becoming a“soft power”.
The Committee Chairman gave detailed information about the
diaspora policy implemented under the leadership of President Ilham
Aliyev, coordination councils, Azerbaijani houses, weekend
Azerbaijani schools, successful large-scale projects of the
Committee, as well as the V Summer Camp of Diaspora Youth held in
Lachin from August 1 to 7 that aroused great interest of
Azerbaijani youth.
Engin Tures, Turkish Consul General in Chicago, who also
attended the meeting, noted the importance of the joint activities
of the Azerbaijani and Turkish diasporas.
Nargiz Habibova, head of the Midwest Azerbaijani Student
Alliance, informed the participants about the organization's
activity and spoke about the opportunities for networking of
student youth in the US, especially through social media platforms
and the organization's goals. The speeches emphasized that the
liberation of Azerbaijan from the occupation of its territories,
and its transformation into a symbol of peace and reconciliation in
the region makes our compatriots proud and encourages them to do
even greater things for the motherland. Community members spoke
about the importance of forming a stronger diaspora, the mechanisms
of unity, the importance of applying international experience, and
proposed to open an Azerbaijani House here in the future. The
positive impact of holding periodic meetings with the Committee and
holding discussions with diaspora members on community formation
was also highlighted.
The event featured videos of the Committee's activity and the
essence of coordinated work in the diaspora movement, a wide range
of ideas were exchanged and questions were answered.
The event ended with an artistic part.
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