POLICY OF ORGANIZATION OF DIASPORA
All the achievements in the unification of millions of our compatriots settled abroad in Azerbaijan around common purpose are related to the name and purposeful activity of the national leader Heydar Aliyev. The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev being the honoured successor of Heydar Aliyev's course and successfully implementing his strategy of national development got progressive achievements in the formation of our Diaspora. He pays particular attention to that problem. Despite the hard-working regime of President Ilham Aliyev he constantly receives the representatives of foreign countries directly related to the Azerbaijan Diaspora. He gives great stimulus to the State Committee of the Affairs on Azerbaijani living in Foreign Countries. Before his election president Ilham Aliyev was interested in the affairs of Diaspora, relating organisations and our compatriots living in foreign countries.
After being elected president in 2003, Ilham Aliyev showed particular interest in the problem of Diaspora. He successfully continued the policy of organisation of our compatriots and gathering round single idea. In December 2003 in his speech on the occasion of the day of Solidarity of all Azerbaijanis in the world Ilham Aliyev reminded of the importance of solidarity around the common idea. He based on the achievements of national leader Heydar Aliyev in this sphere and mentioned that he would take serious measures for further development of the matter.
President Ilham Aliyev also mentioned that to strengthen the relations with our compatriots in the priority duty of the state and the government was ready to do all their best in this sphere.
During his visits to foreign countries, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev meets with the representatives of Azerbaijan Diaspora, interests in their problems and gives them some advice.
In his official visit to France, the President held meetings with the participation of our compatriots who expressed their support to the internal and foreign policy of the leader.
In February 2004 the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev paid an official visit to Russian Federation, where also he met with our compatriots. In his speech before the participants of the meeting he expressed his satisfaction with the activity that Azerbaijanis show in social-political life and the development of the economy of Russia and wished them luck.
At each meeting with the state leaders in his official visit to Kazakhstan in March 2004 the President of Azerbaijan interested in life conditions, problems and measures are taken for the solution of their problems.
During his visit to Uzbekistan in March 2004, the President of Azerbaijan participated in the unveiling of the monument of the great writer of Azerbaijan Nizami Genjevi in front of the Pedagogical University of Tashkent named after the great thinker and in the measurement met with the representatives of the Diaspora. He had his second chance to meet with our compatriots and to be interested in their life and relations with the Motherland in the ceremony of unveiling the embassy of Azerbaijan in Uzbekistan.
President Ilham Aliyev also took part in the solemn unveiling of the Azerbaijan Centre of Culture in Tashkent. In his speech, he stated that important measures would be taken to strengthen the economical-cultural relations of the compatriots with Azerbaijan. he got acquainted with the building of the Azerbaijan Centre of Culture and expressed his satisfaction with the established conditions.
The head of the state repeatedly underlined that the relations with the Diaspora play a great role in strengthening the state independence in the period of difficult processes and contradictions. He stressed the topic in his visits to France, Russia, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Poland, Belgium, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Germany, the USA, Romania, England and other countries.
Measures are taken to strengthen the activities of the diaspora:
- Conference "Energy Security and the Role of the Diaspora in the Development of the US-Azerbaijan Strategic Alliance";
- Six congresses of the Congress of European Azerbaijanis;
- Founding Congress of the Azerbaijan-Israel International Association;
- Seven scientific conferences on the topic "Azerbaijan-Hungary: dialogue of cultures";
- Annual meeting of the Coordinating Council of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora Organizations;
- Joint meeting of the Congress of European Azerbaijanis and the Coordination Council of Azerbaijani-Turkish Diaspora Organizations;
- Three Congresses of the Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress;
- Four Congresses of World Azerbaijanis;
- Forum of the Azerbaijani Intelligentsia of the World;
- Forum of the leaders of the Azerbaijani and Turkish diaspora organizations of the world;
- Meeting of the Coordination Council of the World Azerbaijanis;
- World Congress of Azerbaijani Youth;
- World Congress of Azerbaijani Women;
- Congress of Azerbaijani Youth in Georgia;
- Founding Congress of the Congress of the Azerbaijanis of Sweden;
- Founding Conference of the Federation of Azerbaijani Organizations of Canada;
- Congress of the Assembly of Azerbaijani Organizations of Canada;
- Congress of the Association of Azerbaijanis of Kazakhstan;
- Founding Conference of the Association of Latin American Azerbaijanis (LAAA);
- Founding Conference of the Azerbaijan Youth Organization of Russia;
- Six forums of the Azerbaijan Youth Organization of Russia (AMOR);
- Founding conference of the Federation of Turkish-Azerbaijani circles;
- XI Congress of Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation of Turkish States and Societies;
- Three forums of the Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Youth Union.