Elshad Aliyev, Executive Director of the Fund for Support to Azerbaijani Diaspora, visited Ukraine on April 14, 2019. E. Aliyev along with the delegation of the State Committee on Diaspora Affairs participated in the founding congress of the newly established Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Rada (UAR) in Kiev. At the event, which was attended by about 200 delegates from nearly 20 Ukranian distrcts, Executive Director of the Fund, Elshad Aliyev addressed the congress participants and congratulated them on the establishment of the UAR, followed by the presentation of the Fund for Support to the Azerbaijani Diaspora (ADDF).
The Executive Director of the Fund provided detailed information about the activities of the organization and presented the Fund’s presentation film, logo and official website to diaspora representatives. E.Aliyev stated that the Fund will play an important role in the implementation of projects of Diaspora organizations, as well as of our compatriots living abroad. Participants of the event were familiarized with the Fund’s official website and registration rules.
The Azerbaijani community of Ukraine, which welcomed the presentation of the ADDF, held extensive discussions on the Fund. Elshad Aliyev answered the questions of diaspora members.
It should be noted that the Fund for Support of Azerbaijani Diaspora was created under the leadership of the State Committee on Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated July 6, 2018.