{"id":440,"date":"2018-01-23T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T11:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/the-iepf-president-holds-a-meeting-with-the-head-of-the-eu-delegation-to-azerbai\/"},"modified":"2018-01-23T15:58:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T11:58:30","slug":"the-iepf-president-holds-a-meeting-with-the-head-of-the-eu-delegation-to-azerbai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/the-iepf-president-holds-a-meeting-with-the-head-of-the-eu-delegation-to-azerbai\/","title":{"rendered":"The IEPF President holds a meeting with the Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tThe Head of the European Union Delegation to Azerbaijan&nbsp;<strong>Kestutis Jankauskas<\/strong>&nbsp;visited the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/\" style=\"color: rgb(32, 101, 194);\">International Eurasia Press Fund<\/a>&nbsp;(IEPF) and met with the IEPF President&nbsp;<strong>Umud Mirzayev<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tThey discussed the future prospects for establishment of fruitful cooperation between the IEPF and the Delegation of the EU to Azerbaijan.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tThe sides highlighted importance of NGOs\u2019 participation in implementation of the socio-economic, humanitarian and infrastructural projects, especially in the frontline regions of Azerbaijan.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tUmud Mirzayev gave detailed information about the key work directions of the IEPF as well as about a number of successfully implemented projects aimed at work with youth in the regions of Azerbaijan affected by the war.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tIn addition, Umud Mirzayev informed the guest about the activity and priorities of the IEPF Vocational Training Center located in Tartar region of Azerbaijan and about the recently established under aspics of the IEPF, Eurasia Education Center.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tThe IEPF has good experience in collaboration with Delegation of the EU to Azerbaijan in media sphere, as well as in organization of several joint events. The sides stated that the year 2018 opens new opportunities for extension of the EU\u2019s activity in Azerbaijan.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tKestutis Jankauskas expressed his gratitude to Umud Mirzayev for the invitation and appraised the Fund\u2019s activity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tThe head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan became acquainted with activity of the \u201cEurasia Media Network\u201d which has international analytical information gateway Eurasia Diary, Eurasia Press and Eurasia Production. He also hailed the work of the non-banking credit organization \u201cEurasia Credit\u201d founded in 2007.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tKestutis Jankauskas kindly accepted Umud Mirzayev\u2019s invitation to visit the frontline regions of Azerbaijan to get acquainted with the IEPF\u2019s activity in the regions in near future.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tAt the end of the visit, Kestutis Jankauskas attended the ceremony of certificate delivery for the interns who successfully completed their internship in the IEPF.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tPolitical Officer in the Political, Economic and Information Section of the EU Delegation in Azerbaijan Ausra Raisyte-Daukantiene also participated at the meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px;\">\n\tIt should be noted that the International Eurasia Press Fund is the sole organization in Azerbaijan with General Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 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