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BAKU – Azerbaijan’s representation of the European Youth Parliament, the largest platform for political debate in Europe aiming to promote intercultural dialogue, has begun operating.

At a recent session in Berlin, Azerbaijan was elected an observer member of the European Youth Parliament, head of the Azerbaijani initiative group Kamal Jafarov said.

"The youth parliament annually conducts more than 100 regional, international and local events participated in by over 20,000 youths," Jafarov said.

According to him, letters expressing the support necessary to set up the Azerbaijan representation had arrived from the organization’s Turkish and Georgian representations.

"The Azerbaijani youth permanently develops, and is ready to support Azerbaijan by means of the national committees operating in 35 countries of the world," Alan Flowers, a member of the European Youth Parliament, told an international forum in Batumi, Georgia held on August 12-17.