Baku, Azerbaijan, June 22
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
Ninety-nine percent of the Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations advocate statehood, which is a gratifying fact, Azerbaijani President’s Assistant for Public and Political Affairs, Head of Department, Ali Hasanov said.
Hasanov made the remarks at an event in Baku June 22 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Council of State Support to NGOs under the President of Azerbaijan.
Ali Hasanov said that over the past 10 years the Council has done a lot of work and its activities should be considered satisfactory.
He further noted that President Ilham Aliyev regards the civil society building as one of the main conditions for the development of Azerbaijani society.
"The foundation of all achievements of Azerbaijan was laid by the national leader Heydar Aliyev. All the conditions for development and freedom of the society are reflected in our Constitution adopted in 1995. Since 1995 until now all elections have been held freely and transparently, independent media has been formed in Azerbaijan. We see the transparent activity of civil society organizations.The NGO movement has several inherent results", Ali Hasanov said.
Ali Hasanov said that over the past 10 years, more than 4,500 projects got assistance in the amount of 36 million manats. About 15,000 people were involved in these projects, he added.
"In total, the number of people employed in the NGO sector is around 30,000. They are active citizens of Azerbaijan and have no less will than officials in confronting external threats. They are no less promoting the interests of the society. Unfortunately, some NGOs, being influenced by foreign circles, were used against the state and statehood of Azerbaijan, but it is gratifying that 99 percent of NGOs are promoting the state and statehood", he said.
