The trip of 17 foreign youths studying and residing in Azerbaijan to Karabakh within the project of Baku International Student Club titled “The new approach to problems of IDP” under the motto “Back to Homeland” is over. Project coordinator and BISC president Ayseba Mirzayeva said that the implementation of this project was by the financial support of Council of State Support to Non – Governmental Organizations and technical support of International Eurasia Press Fund: “As you know, the chief aim of this project is to inform them (and the world community through them) precisely about Karabakh problem and matters rising over this issue. After returning to Baku they will write articles about what they have seen and heard.
I deeply believe that, the book that will be published as a result by the articles of the Germany, France, China, Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, Bangladesh, and Nigeria representatives will play an important role to portray Azerbaijan realities to world community”
According to her, foreign youths had the day before yesterday visited to Alxanli village of Fyzuli region which was completely burned doün by Armenians. They met with village residents that have reconstructed their houses and familiar with their life conditions. They also were at the historical museum of Bahmanli settlement by the initiative of local resident, which was very interesting for foreigners. Later students were in Quzanli settlement of Aghdam region for IDP and refugees and spoke to “Finn houses’” teachers and pupils.
As also scheduled, students visited Agcakend settlement of Goranboy region. The Deputy Chairman of Khojaly settlers -Vahid Aliyev widely informed students about Karabakh problem; the brutality actions of Armenians and the war act that occurred in Khojaly region. Foreign youths had a conversation with pupils studying there. Inhabitants were people from Khojaly, and Azerbaijanis deported from Western Azerbaijan. Also IDPs that are directly connect with Khojaly tragedy of that night 25th through 26th February.
Ayseba Mirzayeva said that, this kind of trips will also be organized in future.
It is also of interest to note that this trip was lead by IEPF chairman and deputy chairman of Azerbaijan Press Council, Umud Rahimoghlu
IEPF Information Department