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Baku hosts seventh Azerbaijani youth forum (UPDATE)

Society Materials 2 June 2014 15:53 (UTC +04:00)
Baku hosts the seventh Azerbaijani youth forum.
Baku hosts seventh Azerbaijani youth forum (UPDATE)

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Baku, Azerbaijan, June 2

By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:
Baku hosts the seventh Azerbaijani youth forum.

The forum involved 1,739 participants from regions of the country, as well as the capital, heads of NGOs, youth organizations, student youth organizations, officials, heads of central executive bodies, representatives of international organizations, university rectors, and deputies, among others.

After the opening ceremony, the forum will continue working in five sections. The problems of educating youth in the spirit of patriotism, participation in public life, the place and the role of youth in the development of science and education, its social development, support for creative youth and innovative potential of the country will be discussed.

A report on the work carried out within three years after the last forum will be submitted. Further challenges and the current problems of Azerbaijani youth will be discussed.

In conclusion, a resolution and a message from the forum participants to Azerbaijani youth will be adopted.

While speaking at the forum, Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov stressed that the country is successfully implementing the "Azerbaijani youth" state program, covering 2011 - 2015.

"The first Azerbaijani Youth Forum was held in 1996 at the initiative and with the participation of national leader Heydar Aliyev," he said.

"Having listened carefully to the youth representatives at the forum and paying attention to all the problems and proposals, the great leader reflected the place and role of youth policy in the country," he stressed. "His speech, marking the future of Azerbaijan, determined the goals and objectives of the youth policy."

The minister stressed that some 343 events covering various areas of youth policy, 254 of which were republican, 89 - international were conducted during the period after the sixth forum.

"On average, more than 200,000 young people participated there," he said. "During this period, more than 6,000 young people took part in the international exchange programs. The figures reflect only the activity of the Ministry of Youth and Sports."

"If we take into account the activities were carried out by NGO with the ministerial support, on average, more than 300 events were conducted per year," he said.

In conclusion, the minister recalled the words of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev saying that with creativity, good education and diligence, innovative consciousness inherent in youth can radically change the form of civilization.

"The president expressed confidence that many problems in the world today will be resolved through the inexhaustible energy and determination of young people," the minister said.

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