PRESIDENT MEETS WITH AZERBAIJAN COMMUNITY
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to USA Hafiz Pashayev, opening the meeting said Heydar Aliyev constantly took care of the Azerbaijan Diaspora and regularly met with them during his visits to foreign countries. Noting that currently the Azerbaijan state gives great importance to relations with Diaspora, the Ambassador expressed gratitude to President Aliyev to meet with compatriots. Hafiz Pashayev said the compatriots had become very active last years, taken part at the 2nd Congress of World Azerbaijanis in Baku, held a meeting of protest in the United States, including on the Khojaly genocide.
President Aliyev gave speech at meeting, noting Azerbaijan is quickly developing country. Its ties with world countries expand day by day. Azerbaijan has efficient cooperation and with the United States and these relations rapidly develops, he stressed.
President said along with diplomatic means Azerbaijan also needs strong Diaspora to rise image and hold up Azerbaijan’s position over the world.
Head of the Azerbaijan state said the main efforts are directed to settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict. He stressed necessity of strengthening activity in this direction. To this end, President of Azerbaijan said activity of the embassies in foreign countries becomes very important. The establishments should communicate the world with the truth about the conflict and its sequences, the reason of the Armenian claims. ‘Our propaganda should base on reality’, he stressed.
President of Azerbaijan also necessitated the close coordination among the Azeri communities and act on common plan, from common position.
President of Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA) Tomris Azeri, President of America-Azerbaijan Council Ceyhun Mollazade, the American representative of the World Azerbaijanis’ Congress and others spoke of the importance of meeting, and told their suggestions. President Ilham Aliyev appreciated the offer on creation of America-Azerbaijan Federation.
The President once again emphasized the importance of coordination of efforts for common goals, gave his recommendations to set in motion the more and more people around the Diaspora.
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