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  • BAKU: Financial aid to Meskhetian turks to return to Georgia

    Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
    Jan 5 2009


    Campaign to provide financial assistance to Meskhetian turks for their
    return to Georgia launched in Azerbaijan

    05 January 2009 [14:50] - Today.Az

    A campaign to provide financial assistance to Meskhetian turks for
    their return to Georgia has been launched by initiative of the Veten
    association of Meskhetian Turks in Azerbaijan.

    A round table with participation of the deputies of Milli Medjlis,
    leaders of mass media and public figures was held on occasion of the
    start of the project.

    It was announced that a banking account NBC Bak ASC, VOIN 1700130681,
    code 505345, account 0137010045944 have been created for everyone, who
    wants, to transfer money to be used for construction of houses for the
    people who returned to Georgia.

    Speaking at the event, chairman of the Azerbaijan-Georgia friendship
    parliamentary group Ganira Pashayeva noted that the law on
    repatriation, adopted by Georgia, allows Meskhetian Turks only to
    return to their lands, while it says nothing about the settlement of
    the social problems of those who will return.

    "Our people have always supported all who are in need. Now Meskhetian
    Turks need this help for them to settle in their historical
    lands. Azerbaijan is a country where they feel best of all.

    National Leader Heydar Aliyev provided possible support to them, while
    now president Ilham Aliyev also supports them. Money will go for
    construction of houses, settlement of other social problems of the
    Meskhetian Turks, who returned to their lands. Personally, I have
    decided to transfer my deputy salary for January to the bank account
    along with the other assistance", said she.

    She noted that the number of the banking accounts will be posted in
    the Turk-Network for Turks and Azerbaijanis, residing in the United
    States, to be able to render financial assistance of Meskhetian Turks.

    Deputy Agil Abbas reminded that Azerbaijan accepted Meskhetian Turks
    in the hargest time of them, when Azerbaijani refugees came from
    Armenia, along with internally displaced persons from the
    Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani lands.

    "Currently, Meskhetian Turks want to return to their lands and we must
    provide them with any support. I think every deputy has to transfer a
    definite amount of money to the banking account", said he.

    Chairman of the parliamentary commission on social public Hadi Racabli
    considered it important to appeal to the UN Commissariat for Refugees.

    "World applies the practice of repatriation and the commissariat on
    refugees have funds to render assistance. I think we, as a parliament,
    must appeal to them with a request to assist to the return of
    Meskhetian Turks to Georgia. We will need this practice, when it is
    time to return Azerbaijani IDP to their lands", said he.

    Deputy chairman of the parliamentary commission on issues of defense
    and security Aydin Mirzazade referring to the history of deportation
    of Meskhetian Turks from Georgia noted that Russian schovinists and
    Armenians, who could say their word in powers, played a special role
    in this issue.

    "As is known from archive documents, Mikoyan played a special role in
    this process. Now Meskhetian Turks are willing to return to their
    lands, which proves their high level of patriotism. I also join the
    initiative of transferring a definite amount of money to the banking
    account by deputies", said he.

    /Day.Az/


    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/49933.html

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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