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ORGANIZATIONAL PHASE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF AZERBAIJANI DIASPORA COMPLETED IN EUROPE
Trend, Azerbaijan
June 21 2013
The organizational phase of the establishment of the Azerbaijani
Diaspora in Europe has been completed, and steps are taken towards
lobbying, Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress president, vice-president of
the Congress of European Azerbaijanis Sahil Gasimov told reporters
in Baku.
According to him, one of the main problems now is the lobbying.
"Lobbying is diplomacy, which is different from traditional and
people's diplomacy. Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress is accredited by
the EU, and European diplomats have been informed on the subject. The
studies on Azerbaijan are currently underway. Lobbying begins to
acquire a wider scope. We have a lobby, like the Greek, Armenian,
Jewish lobbies. More serious steps will be taken in this direction,"
he said.
In December last year, the Nagorno-Karabakh issue was raised at the
Dutch Parliament, the president of the congress said.
"We need to increase the number of such events, as we have to move
beyond the traditional Diaspora issues. There are a lot of painful
issues for us, and we need to gather strength together to be able to
solve it," Gasimov said.
He also appreciated the importance of the I Forum of Diaspora
Organizations of Member Countries of the Cooperation Council of
Turkic-Speaking Countries held in Baku.
Trend, Azerbaijan
June 21 2013
The organizational phase of the establishment of the Azerbaijani
Diaspora in Europe has been completed, and steps are taken towards
lobbying, Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress president, vice-president of
the Congress of European Azerbaijanis Sahil Gasimov told reporters
in Baku.
According to him, one of the main problems now is the lobbying.
"Lobbying is diplomacy, which is different from traditional and
people's diplomacy. Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress is accredited by
the EU, and European diplomats have been informed on the subject. The
studies on Azerbaijan are currently underway. Lobbying begins to
acquire a wider scope. We have a lobby, like the Greek, Armenian,
Jewish lobbies. More serious steps will be taken in this direction,"
he said.
In December last year, the Nagorno-Karabakh issue was raised at the
Dutch Parliament, the president of the congress said.
"We need to increase the number of such events, as we have to move
beyond the traditional Diaspora issues. There are a lot of painful
issues for us, and we need to gather strength together to be able to
solve it," Gasimov said.
He also appreciated the importance of the I Forum of Diaspora
Organizations of Member Countries of the Cooperation Council of
Turkic-Speaking Countries held in Baku.