The winter school Leadership and Active Civil Stance opened here Monday. The event was initiated by the chairman of the Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia (AYOR) Leyla Aliyeva and organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan, Russia`s Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress.
Opening the event, member of the AYOR Board Emin Hajiyev conveyed greetings from Leyla Aliyeva to the participants. He underlined that Azerbaijani youth takes an active part in all spheres of life. He highlighted the role of such events in shaping young people having leadership qualities and perfect civil stance. He said the winter school will see participation of youth from Azerbaijan and Russia.
Azeri ambassador Polad Bulbuloglu said in his remarks that the Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia established at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva does great job to create closer ties between the youth of both countries.
He pointed out that the government of Azerbaijan created ample opportunities for the Azerbaijani youth to study abroad, adding over 6 thousand Azerbaijani students are studying in Russia.
The participants saw the film on the activity of AYOR.
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