Azay Guliyev: Baku is ready to fund NGO projects in Karabakh

Leaders of several NGOs of the Nagorno-Karabakh region appealed during international conferences to official representatives of the  State Support to NGOs Council under the President of Azerbaijan with a request for  grants,  according to the  head of the Council, Azerbaijani MP, Azay Guliyev.

"We are prepared, in accordance with the laws of Azerbaijan, to support NGOs, founded by all  Azerbaijani citizens, regardless of their  nationality,"  he said. Guliyev called on  NGO leaders of the Nagorno-Karabakh region  to appeal officially to the State Support to NGOs  Council under the President of Azerbaijan, regarding their desire to  participate in the projects.

"Regardless of nationality, every citizen of Azerbaijan, including citizens of Armenian origin living in Nagorno-Karabakh, can take part in competitions for  getting funding for their projects. Currently , representatives of different nationalities living in Azerbaijan are involved in the projects," continued Guliyev.   However, Guliyev did not mention the names of the leaders of NGOs  who  have appealed to the Council. "We can not  name them  because of security. Even after their financing, we will not disclose their names," said Guliyev.

    For the first time Guliyev said  about it a few days ago. A number of Armenian experts and NGOs  refuted statements  of Guliyev, others do not exclude the possibility of such  cooperation. 

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