Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Ilhamgizi / The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) and the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (CPA) signed an agreement of cooperation, according to Rustam Shahsuvarov, the CPA's chairman.
The president of the Federation, Michel Madeyr, paid an official visit to Baku to meet with the leadership of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan at their headquarters, where the agreement was reached.
According to Shahsuvarov, the CPA and the Federation will hold joint meetings and rallies within the framework of the agreement. "First of all, we will hold protests against the pressure on socialist youth in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Palestine. Conferences and symposiums will be held in Baku for these purposes. There has not been problem concerning pressure against youth in Azerbaijan," Shahsuvarov said.
The World Federation of Democratic Youth was founded in 1945, with their central headquarters located in Budapest. The members of the Federation, including the CPA, are active in 150 countries, regularly holding festivals for youth in different countries.