Yesterday International Eurasia Press Fund held a press conference in their office. The press conference was related to the participation of the IEPF delegation in the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Eurasia Diary reports.
The conference was attended by IEPF President Umud Mirzayev, Head of Public Relations Department of the State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmaddin Behbud, Chairman of the Citizens Labor Rights Protection Executive Committee Sahib Mammadov, Member of the Board of Press Council Azer Hasret and other public figures.
IEPF President Umud Mirzayev gave detailed information about the participation of delegation led by him in the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Mirzayev noted that the activity of civil society organizations in the international arena should be expanded and diversified. Also, civil society organizations should act together and support each other, especially in the Sarsang water reservoir, the construction of new settlements in our occupied territories and other vital issues for our country.
Head of Public Relations Department of the State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmaddin Behbud was one of those who spoke in the press conference. He gave information about the growing support of the government to the Non-Governmental Organizations and public organs in our country. Behbud also praised the participation of the IEPF delegation in the international conference in Geneva.
Member of the Board of the Press Council, Azer Hasret, touched upon the importance of IEPF's activities in the international arena for our country in his speech. Hasret emphasized the importance of financing all organizations serving the interests of the country, primarily the IEPF.
Sahib Mammadov, Chairman of the Citizens Labor Rights Protection Executive Committee, also touched upon the necessity of more active participation of civil society organizations and remarked that IEPF is one of the main institutions protecting the national interests inside and outside the country.
At the end of the conference, pictures of the international session in Geneva, a documentary about the video and the Sarsang water reservoir "Water and War Machine ..." were presented to the participants.
“AZTV”, “AZERTAC”, “ATV”, “İTV” “Lent.az” and other media organs also attended this conference.