Azerbaijan joins international forum in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s city of Aktau hosted an international forum titled “Mother. Society. Future”.

The event marked the 30th anniversary of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan and obtaining the status of the Cultural Capital of Turkic World for 2025 by Aktau.

The event brought together members of the National Commission for Women Affairs, Family and Demographic Policy under the President of Kazakhstan and other local institutions, as well representatives from Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.

The Azerbaijani delegation included Hijran Huseynova, member of the Milli Majlis, Chairwoman of the Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Milli Majlis, and Aykhan Suleymanli, Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau.

Addressing the forum, Hijran Huseynova underscored active involvement of the Azerbaijani women in the socio-political life of the country, adding that they contribute significantly to the development of independent Azerbaijan and strengthening the traditions of the Azerbaijani statehood.

She noted that family, women, and children affairs are of priority interest to Azerbaijan, highlighting the country’s fruitful collaboration on this matter in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the United Nations, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic States (TURKPA), and other international platforms.

During the event, the discussions focused on gender equality, activities of mother councils, women education, protection of women and children rights, and other topical issues.

Elshan Rustamov

Special correspondent