The Chairman of IEPF –Umud Mirzayev meet with Mrs. Tarana Bashirova, the Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) in Azerbaijan. The meeting was arranged by the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Azerbaijan. U. Rahimoglu informed that the main purpose of the meeting was to discuss possible cooperation between IEPF and FAO. While he spoke about possible cooperation and activity of IEPF, the IEPF chairman had the following to add:<br />
“IEPF has been conducted activities in various directions in regions of Azerbaijan over the years. Our organization has got ample experience in this field. IEPF has got regional offices in Tartar, Fizuli and Agshafa. By the way, IEPF has done considerable work in community and civil society development since 1992. The organization has implemented many projects in for the population living in poverty brackets, mine and UXO victims and refugees and IDPs resided in the regions bordered with occupied and liberated regions of Azerbaijan. We cooperate with different bodies of the UN, and implemented joint projects. We have planned several joint events with UN DPI for this year. Recently, we had meetings in Tartar and Yevlakh together with Envera Selimovic, the Head of DPI Office in Azerbaijan. During the visit to the region Envera Selimovic visited Tartar Regional Vocational Training Centre constructed within the project “Establish a Vocational Training Center (VTC) for Mine Victims and Mine Clearance Retirees in Tartar District of Azerbaijan” implemented by IEPF with the financial support of the US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). Based on IEPF experience, it allows us to say that we can work successfully in the numerous activity directions.”
During the discussion, representatives of both organizations emphasized perspectives of cooperation between IEPF and UN FAO Office in Azerbaijan in different important programs for communities of distant regions of Azerbaijan.
Nick Nwolisa, Head of Programs Development and International Relations of IEPF also participated in the meeting.
Information Department of IEPF