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June 16 2011
Deputy PM: Azerbaijan creates legal framework to protect national minorities
16.06.2011 13:27
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 16 / Trend, K. Zarbaliyeva /
A legal framework has been formed in Azerbaijan to protect national
minorities, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for
Refugees and IDPs of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov said addressing the 9th
International Conference on the topic of "Cultural Rights of National
Minorities and Migrants: Legal Aspects and Their Implementation" in
Baku.
"National minorities have been used to create the majority of
conflicts around the world. Therefore, all countries must take the
issue seriously," he said.
According to Hasanov more than 380 religious communities and NGOs
operate in Azerbaijan, 31 of them being non-Islamic communities. He
said that this indicates the country's tolerance.
"Necessary legal conditions and opportunities have been created for
each religious community's activity. Cultural and historical monuments
of national minorities are protected. There is even an Armenian church
in the center of Baku, which is also protected," he said.
Hasanov said that though earlier there were problems with migrants,
measures have been taken to address the problems of minority issues,
making the country attractive to migrants since Azerbaijan's political
and economic development.
June 16 2011
Deputy PM: Azerbaijan creates legal framework to protect national minorities
16.06.2011 13:27
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 16 / Trend, K. Zarbaliyeva /
A legal framework has been formed in Azerbaijan to protect national
minorities, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for
Refugees and IDPs of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov said addressing the 9th
International Conference on the topic of "Cultural Rights of National
Minorities and Migrants: Legal Aspects and Their Implementation" in
Baku.
"National minorities have been used to create the majority of
conflicts around the world. Therefore, all countries must take the
issue seriously," he said.
According to Hasanov more than 380 religious communities and NGOs
operate in Azerbaijan, 31 of them being non-Islamic communities. He
said that this indicates the country's tolerance.
"Necessary legal conditions and opportunities have been created for
each religious community's activity. Cultural and historical monuments
of national minorities are protected. There is even an Armenian church
in the center of Baku, which is also protected," he said.
Hasanov said that though earlier there were problems with migrants,
measures have been taken to address the problems of minority issues,
making the country attractive to migrants since Azerbaijan's political
and economic development.