BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22. With the support
of and within the framework of projects implemented by the State
Committee on Work with the Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
the M.F. Akhundov Georgian-Azerbaijani Charity Society has begun
operating in the Georgian city of Batumi.
The head of the society, Rovshan Namazov, stated that the
projects implemented by the State Committee on Work with the
Diaspora, the educational materials it has prepared, and the
cultural centers it has established play an important role in
strengthening the ties of Azerbaijanis living abroad with their
historical Homeland. According to him, the newly established M.F.
Akhundov Georgian-Azerbaijani Charity Society will also contribute
to bringing together Azerbaijanis living in Batumi, preserving
national and spiritual values, and strengthening national identity
through language courses, cultural events, and projects and
initiatives aimed at youth development.
Rovshan Namazov emphasized that the society's activities will
not be limited solely to preserving the native language and
national-cultural heritage. The organization will also support the
active participation of Azerbaijanis living in Batumi in the city's
socio-economic and public life, as well as their successful
integration into Georgia's multicultural environment.
The society's activity program for the near future includes
teaching Georgian and foreign languages alongside the native
language, organizing exhibitions introducing Azerbaijan's history
and culture, literary and artistic evenings, and events dedicated
to national holidays. In addition, it envisages providing social
and moral support to compatriots in need living in the region, as
well as Azerbaijani students studying in Batumi.
It was noted that this initiative will contribute to the further
development of the existing friendship and strategic partnership
between Azerbaijan and Georgia in the cultural and humanitarian
sphere. The activities of the M.F. Akhundov Georgian-Azerbaijani
Charity Society will serve to expand cultural dialogue in the
region and further strengthen the centuries-old bonds of friendship
between the two nations.