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    Baku Today, Azerbaijan
    Sept 26 2004

    Azeri President Gave Speech at Columbia University During His Visit
    to New York

    26/09/2004 09:36

    On September 24, 2004 Columbia University in the City of New York
    hosted the president Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev within the framework
    of Second World Leaders Forum.
    Each fall during the United Nations General Assembly, Columbia
    University in the City of New York serves as a center for public
    debate, welcoming world leaders to its campus for a series of public
    lectures, roundtables and special events.
    The annual World Leaders Forum, attended by students, faculty and
    invited guests, encourages open discussion and greater understanding
    of the most pressing economic, political and social challenges of the
    present.

    This year presidents and prime ministers from India, Bolivia,
    Romania, Latvia, Mozambique and Azerbaijan, and foreign ministers
    from Poland, Colombia and Thailand, and former US Secretary of State
    Ms. Madeleine Albright were invited to the forum.

    During his speech Mr. Aliyev talked about the current socio-economic
    situation in Azerbaijan and the policies put forward to foster the
    rapid development of the country, especially in rural regions of
    Azerbaijan. He mentioned the eradication of unemployment and poverty
    as the top priority for the current government. He devoted the
    significant portion of his speech to the issues related to the
    settlement of the Karabakh conflict between the Republic of Armenia
    and Azerbaijan. He described the miserable situation of Internally
    Displaced Persons (IDP) and refugees in Azerbaijan and stressed non
    constrictive position of Republic of Armenia in the peace negotiation
    process.

    Among 360 participants of the event many professors and students were
    trying to ask questions to Mr. Aliyev. Most questions were related to
    Karabakh conflict, the way of settling it and socio-economic,
    political situation in Azerbaijan. Mr. President stressed the
    negative impact of illegal policies of establishing new settlements
    by Armenia in occupied Azeri territories on the resolution of
    Karabakh conflict. Furthermore, he acknowledged the great
    contribution of Jewish community in Azerbaijan to the development of
    the country answering the question by a member of Azeri Jewish
    community in New York City.

    After the president's speech was over, he had brief meeting with the
    members of Columbia Azerbaijani Student Association (CASA). Mr.
    President was informed about the activities of CASA and its
    contribution to the dissemination of the realities about the
    Azerbaijan among Columbia University students and faculty. The
    members of the CASA gave a special present to the president. Mr.
    Aliyev highly appreciated the activities of CASA, according to CASA
    press release.
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