Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Today the Ministry of Youth & Sports has passed a resolution following international scientific and practical conference on the theme "Youth for Ecological Progress”.

Farhad Hajiyev, the head of the Ministry’s Youth Affairs Department, says that the event gathered 150 participants from 13 countries.

"The Resolution says of involvement of youth in the issue of tackling global environmental problems, co-operation in the field of public sector and non-governmental organizations, taking of joint measures to settle problem of global climate change, active participation of business representatives in this process and other matters," he said.

Alper Unal, a representative of the Technical University of Turkey, voiced his country’s readiness to assist Azerbaijan with solution of ecological problems.

"The Resolution adopted today, as well as the conference, will enable to attract young people to the process of tackling global environmental problems that in the future will help Azerbaijan create eco-friendly atmosphere," the international expert emphasized.

The conference was arranged within the framework of "Year of Ecology" and "Year of Youth" and is designed to draw young people to solve problems relating to climate changes, greenhouse effect, acid rains, forest fires, desertification, and reduction of biological species of the planet, which are among the main topics of the current decade.

12.11.2010 13:11