Azerbaijani-Americans for Democracy (AZAD),a Washington DC-based nonpartisan organization that advocates for democracy in Azerbaijan, will be hosting a new discussion forum on Azerbaijan next month, in the US Capital, TURAN's correspondent was informed by the organization.
The event is titled "Azerbaijan's Untapped Potential for the West: Engaging Azerbaijani Society as a US Ally".
Former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Kauzlarich will be a guest speaker. The forum that will take place on December 19 "will look at Azerbaijan's potential as a US ally beyond the current energy and security context. Opportunities stemming from engaging Azerbaijani people and securing pro-Western orientation of the broader society will be the main focus of the discussion", reads the event announcement.
"Azerbaijan had long been viewed by the West mostly from the prism of energy resources, pipeline networks, and logistical security importance... But there is also an unlocked potential rooted in the history, culture and character of its people. Azerbaijan has a unique status as a Muslim, Turkic society with mostly secular, religiously tolerant population", the organizers of the event underlined.
Azerbaijan's history of liberal intellectual thought leadership, dating back to 19th century, already manifested itself briefly in the establishment of the first Muslim democracy, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, back in 1918.
"Around 20 million ethnic Azeris living in Iran, the changing face of the countries and the shifting balance of powers in the region and other considerations also add weight to Azerbaijan's potential as a Western ally", the organizers mentioned. -25В-
Politics
-
On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
-
From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
-
President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
-
At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
Leave a review