Azeri version
Press release
Beginning from January 2006,
Azerbaijan Young Lawyers Union
together with Association of Georgian IDP Women and with financial assistance
of Danish Refugee Council implements the project on Legal Support to Refugees
and IDPs related to Their Living Conditions.
On June 25, 2006, in Baku at the conference hall of Irshad
hotel the round table on Durable Solution of Refugees and IDPs problems
related to the housing conditions has been conducted within the project.
About 30 representatives of
governmental, non-governmental bodies and international organizations
participated on the Round Table. Also 7 experts from appropriate governmental
and non-governmental bodies of Georgian Republic working with IDP issues
participated there.
The main purpose of Azerbaijan Young
Lawyers Union in conduction of the round table was to provide information to
the participants about measures taken in Azerbaijan in the field of solving IDPs
housing problems and to bring the reforms carried out to the attention of
public.
Ramil
Isgandarov Chairman of Azerbaijan Young Lawyers Union opened the event and gave
information about the implemented project.
Mr.
Telman Mammadov Head of the Apparatus of the State Committee on the Issues of
Refugees and IDPs had a speech and gave information about the measures taken by
the government in the field of improvement of IDPs housing conditions and the
work done within the State Program on Improvement of Living Conditions and
Enhancement of Employment for Refugees and IDPs.
Beso
Tserediani - the head of the Office of Abkhazian Government in Exile on the
Work with IDPs had a speech on the behalf of Georgian delegation and provided
information about the actions taken and problems existing in this field.
Also
the opinion of NGO representatives about the housing problems of IDPs have been
heard at the event. Thus, lawyer Agamirza Bagirov and chairperson of the
Association of Georgian IDP Women Liana Beriya had speech.
At
the end of the event participants came to the conclusion that as a durable
solution the process of return (repatriation) should be considered a priority
both in Azerbaijan and Georgia.
On July 26, Georgian guests visited Bilasuvar
region and acquainted with newly built settlement for IDPs. This visit had been
organized by Avaz Hasanov director of the Society for Humanitarian Research.
During the visit guests met with representatives of the state bodies and IDPs
settled in Bilasuvar region.
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