By Russian President
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. The holding of a
women’s forum within such an important regional format as the OIC
can become the beginning of systematic and sustainable regional
cooperation in the field of sustainable development of women and
building a climate-resilient future, the Chairperson of the State
Committee on Family, Women and Children Issues Bahar Muradova said,
Trend’s Karabakh
bureau reports.
She made the remark at the Economic Cooperation Organization
(ECO) Women’s Forum in Lachin today.
Muradova noted that increasing economic opportunities and
ensuring the social well-being of women an indicators of the
overall level of development of the society.
“We believe that without women’s economic independence, it is
impossible to talk about their social and political strengthening.
Therefore, Azerbaijan is constantly taking important initiatives in
this field and is ready to share its positive experience in this
For the development of women’s entrepreneurship in our country,
preferential financial instruments, advanced training programs, and
cooperative models that strengthen women’s cooperation in rural
areas are widely spread.
At the same time, our country has made serious progress in
women’s access to education and in increasing their activity in
science, technology, and innovation. Our young women scientists,
enterprising entrepreneurs, teachers, and engineers are becoming
the engine of society.
Social and economic projects implemented with the direct
participation of women in the territories liberated from
occupation, including Lachin, are the practical result of this
policy. Azerbaijani women have historically occupied a strong
public position. As a state that was the first in the East to
recognize women’s right to choose and be elected back in 1919,
today, as followers of this legacy, we seek to further strengthen
regional cooperation in this area.”
Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a renowned philanthropist and
educator who lived in the 19th century, encouraged the important
idea that 鈥渋f you teach a daughter, you will educate a family.鈥 His
contribution to the education of girls is invaluable.
It is impossible to imagine the development of society without
women,鈥 said National Leader Heydar Aliyev, the author and founder
of state women’s policy in modern Azerbaijan. It was after he came
to power in Azerbaijan that women were promoted in state structures
and public works. As a result, in 1998, our National Leader signed
a decree on the establishment of the State Committee on Women’s
Problems for centralized implementation of women’s policy in
Azerbaijan,” Bahar Muradova added.
Bahar Muradova noted attention and care of President Ilham
Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva in the field of
women’s issues is a manifestation of exemplary state policy
promoting active participation of women in social-political,
economic, and cultural life of Azerbaijan.
According to her, the OIC Women’s Forum could be an important
mechanism in this regard:
“Within this format, we can promote women’s participation in
regional economic projects, create joint initiatives in education
and digital skills, and become a center of cooperation, opening new
platforms for young women leaders. Azerbaijan is a supporter of
cooperation in the field of sustainable women’s development within
the OIC, as well as in other multilateral formats.
鈥淭his platform can also play an important role in the
elaboration of a new development strategy, which will be a
continuation of the ECO Vision document, which expires in 2025, and
will cover the period 2026-2035.鈥