POLITICS
Baku hosts conference on the role of youth in fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism
Baku, March 3, AZERTAC
“The role of youth in the fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism” conference has kicked off in Baku. The conference is co-organized by the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Youth Fund under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sport, and State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations.
Participants in the event included senior officials of the Department of Public and Political Affairs of the Presidential Administration, Milli Majlis, State Security Service, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sport, State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President, State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations, Youth Fund under the President, as well as representatives of youth organizations, NGOs, political scientists and experts, “ASAN Xidmet” employees.
Moderator of the event, department head at Baku State University Kamil Salimov said increasing youth`s awareness is one of the key priorities in the Azerbaijani government’s security and law-enforcement policy. “President Ilham Aliyev attaches great importance to patriotic upbringing of young generation and to increasing youth`s role in the protection of the country`s independence and strengthening security,” he added.