Speaker: Attention must be paid to Azerbaijanis represented in foreign countries’ parliaments

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 11 / Trend M. Aliyev / Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Oqtay Asadov proposed at a plenary session to pay more attention to the issue of representing Azerbaijanis in the parliaments of foreign countries. He said that there are many Armenian in the Russian, Ukrainian and Romanian parliaments, but there are no Azerbaijanis there. MP Siyavush Novruzov said that there is a need to increase the activity of Azerbaijanis in Georgia. More than 500,000 Azerbaijanis live in Georgia today. However only two people are represented in the parliament, he said. Novruzov noted that Azerbaijanis living in Georgia must learn the Georgian language. He said that the issue of providing Azerbaijanis living in Georgia with state work has been repeatedly raised amid the governing organisations of the country. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az