Conference: "The Azeris in Russian history"

The National- Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis in Russia (NCA AzerRos ) will hold a May 26 conference in Moscow: "The role of Azerbaijanis in Russia's history ."

The conference will be attended by representatives of national associations, the State Duma , the Governments of Russia and Moscow, the Russian Public Chamber and the media.

  The agenda of the event includes the following questions:

- History of Russian-Azerbaijani relations;

- Contribution of Azerbaijanis to the culture, economy and social life of Russia;

- The role of the Azerbaijani community of Russia and the Russian community of Azerbaijan in the development of the Russian-Azerbaijani relations;

- Historical experience of communication and cooperation between the peoples of Russia and Azerbaijan.

The conference will open at 11 a.m. at the Moscow House of Nationalities.

Note that Russia is home to more than 2 million ethnic Azeris, of which about 30% are Russian citizens. -02D-