First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Valeh Hajiyev, First Vice- President of Otandastar Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Talgat Aduov, Chairman of the State Migration Service of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Ibrahimzhanov Bolotbek, Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Zhanibek Abdrashov, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey Mr. Alper Aktaş, officials from the central diaspora institutions of the Member States, as well as the representatives of various diaspora NGOs of the Member States in United States attended the meeting, which was moderated by the Deputy Secretary General of the Turkic Council Mr. Gismat Gozalov.
Deputy Secretary General Gismat Gozalov briefed the participants about background of the diaspora cooperation among the Turkic Council Member States and gave information about the upcoming diaspora activities to be realized in 2019 and 2020.
The officials attending from the central diaspora institutions of the Member States made presentations on their policies and programs developed towards their respective diaspora groups living in abroad.
In the second half of the Training Program, Turkic Speaking diaspora NGOs in United States also made presentations on their respective activity areas and discussed ways to enhance sustainable cooperation and coordination among themselves. They exchanged views on the future course of action among the Turkic Speaking diaspora NGOs in the US
In the end of the discussion, Parties agreed to deepen the cooperation among their central diaspora institutions and Diaspora NGOs to ensure a more coordinated, integrated and sustainable action at the level of diasporas. Central Diaspora institutions of the Member States further agreed to organize joint cultural, educational and sportive activities for the Turkic Speaking diaspora youth to raise awareness on their commonalities and shared identities.
On the night of the 28th September, a concert dedicated to the 650th Anniversary of one of the greatest Turkic mystical poets and most distinguished early divan masters in Turkic literally history Imadaddin Nasimi was staged at the Mills Theatre of New York.
This Capacity Building Training Program was the second, first one was organized by the YTB of Turkey and Turkish Embassy for the Turkic Speaking Diasporas in Germany on 26 March 2019 in Berlin.
Deputy Secretary General Gismet Gozalov was accompanied by the Project Director Jeyhun Shahverdiyev during the program.
