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A meeting of the representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian diaspora organizations has started in Moscow. Azerbaijan's APA news agency reports that the meeting is taking place at President hotel in Moscow.

The aim of the meeting is to discuss the increasing role of Azerbaijani and Armenian communities, diaspora organizations in Russia in establishing peace among nations, draft national policy strategy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the role of the national mass media in the consolidation of the multinational Russian society.

Chairman of "Azerros" Federal National Cultural Autonomy Soyun Sadigov, editor-in-chief of the "Azerbaijan Konqresi" newspaper Rustam Arifjanov, editor-in-chief of the "Tribuna" newspaper Rafael Huseynov, chairman of the Commission on National Mass Media under the Moscow Authorities Jamil Sadigbeyov, deputy director of Moscow branch of the International Bank of Azerbaijan Azer Safarov and representatives of Azerbaijani diaspora are attending the meeting.

Though former Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Abbas Abbasov was included into the list, he is not attending the meeting.

President of Armenian Union in Russia, World Armenian Congress Ara Abramyan, USSR people's artist Armen Jigarkhanyan, vice-president of Armenian Union in Russia Vyacheslav Gavustyan, editor-in-chief of the "Armenia i mir" magazine Lusik Gukasyan, former Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan, Armenian Ambassador's assistant and others are representing Armenian diaspora.

The meeting has been organized on the initiative of "Azerros" and Union of Azerbaijani Organizations in Russia.