The Heads of State Institutions in Charge of Diaspora Affairs will meet on 20-21 December 2022 in Baku and Shusha

The Organization of Turkish States (OTS) Heads of State Institutions Responsible for Diaspora announced on its official website that the International Baku/Shusha Forum will be held in Baku on December 20, hosted by the State Committee for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In addition, the delegations participating in the Forum were informed that they will visit Shusha on 21 December to get information about the reconstruction and restoration works in the city.

During the Forum, Heads of Delegations will hold discussions on various important agenda items covering the current state of the diasporas of the Member States; the efforts of the Diaspora Institutions of the Member States to develop cooperation and coordination with their diasporas; the ways to enhance coordination and cooperation among the Diaspora Institutions of the Member States and among the Turkic diasporas; views and proposals to enhance the efficiency of the diaspora training programs; the organization of the OTS 1st Diaspora Youth Forum, as well as on ways to ensure increasing participation of Turkic diaspora representatives at the youth, economic, and academic initiatives of the OTS (such as youth camps, festivals, entrepreneurs forums, business forums, activities of the Turkic University Union, among others).  Parties will also elaborate on the “Diaspora Joint Activity Plan of the OTS for 2023”.

On second day of the program the High Level Diaspora Representatives will visit Shusha and conduct on-site inspections of the ongoing restoration and construction works in the city.

It was stated that detailed information will be shared on OST’s official website and social media accounts following the program.