Azerbaijanis in Sweden to meet in Congress
By Rashid Shirinov
The 4th Congress of Azerbaijanis in Sweden (AKS), which brings together 32 Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations of the country, will be held in Sweden.
The Congress will hear a report about the activity of the AKS, and the new composition of the organization’s Board will be approved, Day.Az reported.
The leadership of the Congress of Azerbaijanis in Sweden met with the representatives of the ruling Social Democratic party of Sweden and the members of the opposition Moderate party, who have the majority of seats in the municipality of Stockholm.
During the discussions, the leading political factions stressed the need for further strengthening of the Azerbaijani Diaspora in the political life of Sweden.
The Congress has made significant and important progress in expanding and accelerating the process of integration of Azerbaijanis into Swedish society. Through extensive interviews and written protests, AKS repeatedly prevented provocative publications of the Armenian lobby and Pro-Armenian politicians in the Swedish media.
On the day of the 24th anniversary of Khojaly genocide, the Congress of Azerbaijanis in Sweden held a protest in front of the Armenian Embassy in Stockholm. In addition, passers-by were given leaflets in Swedish with detailed information about the Khojaly genocide.
The deputies of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag), members of the government and international organizations accredited to Sweden, were sent letters reflecting the realities of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The fruitful work of the Congress in this area was also stressed at the meeting with the Prime Minister of Sweden, where the representatives of AKS again brought up the subject of occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenian armed forces.
Moreover, AKS sent an official protest letter to UNESCO about the appropriation of Azerbaijan’s cultural heritage by Armenians.
The aim of the Congress is to report the truth about Azerbaijan, its history and culture to the Swedish society, as well as the development of relations between Azerbaijani communes of Sweden, strengthening their capacity and joint solution of arising problems.
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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov
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