Aliyev hails Azeri Diaspora as ‘stronghold’
23/03/2006
Azer News
The second congress of World Azerbaijanis was held in Baku on Thursday and attended by 1,218 representatives from 49 countries and 388 visitors from abroad. President Ilham Aliyev addressing the event termed it as an important historic event.
He said extensive and prolific steps have been taken to organize the activity of the Azerbaijani Diaspora over the five years that have passed since the first such congress. Aliyev said Azerbaijanis abroad are actively involved in the socio-political life of the countries of their residence. "As the Diaspora strengthens, the Azerbaijani state is starting to rely on it more." [...].
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President Aliyev said at the congress that Azerbaijan is interested in the speedy commissioning of the Gars-Tbilisi-Baku regional railway project. "We will accomplish launching this rail line." Aliyev said the talks on the issue are under way. The line, which will connect the Azeri and Turkish railway systems, bears both political and economic importance. The president termed Azerbaijan as a bridge connecting the East and the West. "Not a single regional project can be implemented without our participation today." The president also emphasized that the country is a leader in the region for the volume of investment per capita. Aliyev said that as a result of its policy, Azerbaijan has left Armenia out of regional projects, including the Gars-Tbilisi-Baku line. "We cannot allow for a state occupying Azerbaijani land to participate in regional projects along with us."
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
Azer News
The second congress of World Azerbaijanis was held in Baku on Thursday and attended by 1,218 representatives from 49 countries and 388 visitors from abroad. President Ilham Aliyev addressing the event termed it as an important historic event.
He said extensive and prolific steps have been taken to organize the activity of the Azerbaijani Diaspora over the five years that have passed since the first such congress. Aliyev said Azerbaijanis abroad are actively involved in the socio-political life of the countries of their residence. "As the Diaspora strengthens, the Azerbaijani state is starting to rely on it more." [...].
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President Aliyev said at the congress that Azerbaijan is interested in the speedy commissioning of the Gars-Tbilisi-Baku regional railway project. "We will accomplish launching this rail line." Aliyev said the talks on the issue are under way. The line, which will connect the Azeri and Turkish railway systems, bears both political and economic importance. The president termed Azerbaijan as a bridge connecting the East and the West. "Not a single regional project can be implemented without our participation today." The president also emphasized that the country is a leader in the region for the volume of investment per capita. Aliyev said that as a result of its policy, Azerbaijan has left Armenia out of regional projects, including the Gars-Tbilisi-Baku line. "We cannot allow for a state occupying Azerbaijani land to participate in regional projects along with us."
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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