BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16. We are ready to
announce joint grant competitions for NGOs on a bilateral and
multilateral basis with Turkic states, Fuad Mammadov, Chairman of
the Supervisory Board of the Agency for State Support of
Non-Governmental Organizations said, Trend reports.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Solidarity Forum of
NGOs from member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS),
he noted that the agency is ready to discuss initiatives related to
grant competitions and organize this work as soon as possible.
“The mechanism for joint grant competitions is not complicated
at all: the parties organize the competition in accordance with
their internal regulations, while NGOs are required to implement
projects in the relevant partner country,” Fuad Mammadov added.
"Turkish civilization is a great civilization that occupies a
unique place in world history and possesses a profound philosophy
and traditions of statehood. In this sense, President Ilham
Aliyev’s decree on commemorating the 100th anniversary of the First
Turkic Congress held special significance and became a historically
significant document. The First Turkic Congress marked a new stage
in the cultural integration of the Turkic peoples. At the informal
summit of the heads of state of the Organization of Turkic States
held yesterday in Turkestan, Kazakhstan, President Ilham Aliyev
announced that “Turkic World Week,” dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the First Turkic Congress, which made a significant
contribution to the scientific and cultural unity of the Turkic
peoples, will also take place this June in Baku. This event will be
a landmark occasion in the cultural life of our peoples,” he
emphasized.
