FIFTH FORUM OF AZERBAIJANI YOUTH STARTS IN BAKU
The 5th Forum of Azerbaijani Youth Friday took place at the Heydar Aliyev SportS Complex in Baku. Prior to beginning of the Forum, the participants paid tribute to the nationwide leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, academician Zarifa Aliyeva. The delegates also visited the Alley of Martyrs to revere memory of the courageous sons of Azerbaijan who fell for freedom and territorial integrity of Motherland.
Head of Humanitarian Policy Department of the President Administration Fatma Abdullazade read out President Ilham Aliyev`s congratulatory letter to the participants.
Addressing the event, Youth and Sport Minister Azad Rahimov said important measures were taken to improve material and social welfare of the youth, education and sport within three years after the 4th Forum. State Program on Education of the Azerbaijani youth abroad for 2007-2015 was approved, and students` stipends increased and under the President`s decree 50 talented young men would receive AZN 200 for a year. The Minister said that 101 youth organizations had been registered within the past three years, and totally there were over 170 registered youth organizations in the country.
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Intigam Babayev said that youth conferences were held for organization of the forum in the regions of the country from June until September of this year. 1620 delegates were selected for participation in the Forum.
As stated, the Forum involves 1533 delegates.
In his appeal to the Forum participants, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stressed the influence of the Azerbaijani youth and solving the employment issue.
"Positive results have been achieved in the youth employment, the influence of the youth organizations is also growing", says the letter of the President.
The Head of the State noted in his letter that Azerbaijan is one of the rare countries of the world, where most of the population is young. The President also stressed successful implementation of the youth policy in Azerbaijan. In his appeal, the Head of State voiced hope that the Forum will appreciate the previous activities, define main problems and encourage mobilization of the country`s youth for implementation of tasks, set for the future.
The Forum ended with Appeal to the Azerbaijani youth and adoption of resolution.
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