The EU’s Eastern Neighbours – The Road to Viable Reforms and Efficient Assistance
Posted by: mylifenet on: March 23, 2011
Event time: 22 March, Copenhagen /Denmark
The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark co-organized high-level conference on how the EU and its member states can improve cooperation with the EU’s Eastern neighbours. During the conference several important issues were discussed, such as “How can instruments at EU and member states level be optimized to serve as strong incentives and drivers for reform and approximation to the EU?”, “Challenges and needs that will shape future policy frameworks of EU” and etc.
It was also noted that the developments in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood are of great significance for the EU and the countries in the region are, to varying degrees, carrying out political, social and economic reforms, and have stated their wish to come closer to the EU.
Denmark also supports reforms in the Eastern neighbourhood through the bilateral assistance programme, the Danish Neighbourhood Programme. The aim of the programme is to promote open democratic societies based on the rule of law, the respect for human rights and a political and economic stable development.
Elchin Ibrahimov – student from the University of Southern Denmark has participated in the conference and was involved in the Panel discussions about the future reforms and strategic issues of EU’s future Eastern Neighbourhood policy.
Danimarkada “Novruz bayramı” Şənliyi
Posted by: mylifenet on: March 20, 2011
Danimarkada yaşayan Azərbaycanlılar martın 18-də Kopenhagen şəhərində “Novruz bayramı”-nı qeyd ediblər. Novruz şənliyində 150 yaxın həmyerlimiz, eyni zamanda danimarkalı və digər millətlərin nümayəndəsi iştirak edib.
Bayram proqramı zamanı Azərbaycana aid qısa video göstərilib, ölkəmizin adət və ənənələri haqqında danışılıb, qonaqların füsunkar musiqimiz və dadlı yeməklərimizdən dadmaq imkanı olub. Eyni zamanda uşaqlar üçün xüsusi bayram proqramı keçirilib və Novruz hədiyyələri paylanıb.
Bayram proqramında danimarkalı musiqiçilər də iştirak edib. Şənlik Azərbaycan xalq mahnılarıyla davam edib.
Onu da qeyd edim ki, “Novruz bayramı” şənliyi Danimarka-Azərbaycan “Vətən” cəmiyyəti tərəfindən təşkil edilib.
Şənliyin keçirilməsində zəhməti keçmiş hər bir kəsə dərin təşəkkürlər !……
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Digər videolara Youtube kanalında baxa bilərsiniz.
ASAIF Strasbourg (France) Forumu barədə fikirlərim
Posted by: mylifenet on: March 16, 2011
İlk öncə qeyd etməliyəm ki, forum “Azerbaijan 20 – Visions 2020” başlığı altında keçirilirdi. Forumun ilk günü açılış və ASAIF haqqında ümumi məlumat , ikinci gün isə panel müzakirələri, Azərbaycanın Avropanın müxtəlif ölkələrində olan səfirləriylə görüş (France, EU, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Netherlands və UK) və “Azerbaijan night” adlı jazz konsertlə bitdi.
Forum zamanı yadımda qalan və xüsusiylə vurğulamaq istədiyim bir neçə məqam var:
- Fikrimcə rəsmi açılışın “The Palais de l’Europe”- da (Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembling building) keçirilməsi forumda iştirak edən gənclərə çox uğurlu bir mesaj oldu. Biz də çalışıb dövlətimizin bizə olduğu etimadını qırmamalı və Azərbaycanı xarici ölkələrdə layiqincə təmsil etməliyik.
- İstər rəsmi çıxışlar zamanı, istərsə də müzakirələrdə çox maraqlı fikirlərlə çıxış edən, eyni zamanda Forumun reallaşmasında böyük əməyi keçən Elnur Aslanov-a (Prezident Aparatı, Siyasi Təhlil və İnformasiya Təminatı şöbəsi ) dərin təşəkkürümü çatdırmaq istəyirəm.
- Forum zamanı bir neçə tapıntılarım da oldu:
- ABŞ-da fəaliyyət göstərən “Karabakh Foundation”. Əslində belə bir təşkilatın mövcudluğu haqqında heç eşitməmişdim. Amma Forum zamanı təqdimatlarından və veb saytlarındakı məlumatlardan görünür ki, çox faydalı və professional səviyyədə olan işlərlə məşğuldurlar. Onlara gələcək fəaliyyətlərində uğurlar.
- Dr. Cem Oğuzun “Refugee: Long journey of Anar Usubov” adlı filmi. Film Anarın uşaqlıq illərində yaşadığı Qarabağ həyatından daha sonralar müharibə, Azərbaycanın müxtəlif rayonlarda məcburi köçkün həyatı və ən sonda Bakıda yerləşərək davam etdiyi uzun və keşməkeşli həyat yolundan bəhs edir. Filmdə olan bütün obrazlar bu və ya digər şəkildə Anarla bağlıdır və film onun başına gələn hadisələri anlatmasıyla davam edir. İndiyə kimi Qarabağ müharibəsinə aid çəkilən filmlərlə müqayisədə Anarın həyat yolu öz təsirliliyi, ağır səhnələrə daha az yer verilməsi (bu da xarici auditoriyada göstərilərkən bir avantajdır, çünki hər hansı bir inkişaf etmiş ölkə vətəndaşına Azərbaycanda hansı müharibə olmasından daha çox, müharibənin insanların həyatında vurduğu ziyan və insan haqları mövzuları daha cəlbedici gəlir) və kreativliyi ilə diqqətimi cəlb etdi. Cem bəyə və filmin ərsəyə gəlməsində əməyi keçən hər bir kəsə dərin təşəkkürlər.
Forumun ikinci günü 12 Martda 4 panel üzrə müzakirələr oldu:
The Palais de l’Europe, Official opening of ASAIF Forum
- Networking and Exploring New Tools to Promote Azerbaijan
- Human Capital as a Priority
- Youth and Public Diplomacy
- Azerbaijanism – Unity for Future
Mən 3-cü panelə qatılmışdım. Paneldə maraqlı çıxışlar və müzakirələr oldu. Ən çox müzakirə olunan mövzu Qarabağ probleminin xarici ölkələrdə necə təqdim olunması və daha effktiv yolların tapılması oldu. Məs, yadımda qalan təkliflərdən biri küçədə və ya hər hansı bir universitetdə bir neçə musiqi alətiylə kiçik bir konsert vermək və ətrafa Qarabağa aid məlumatların olduğu stendlər qoymaq, ilk öncə xaricilərə azərbaycanı, Qarabağı tanıtmaq və sevdirmək, daha sonra Onun problemləri haqqında danışmaq, Qarabağla bağlı kitabların yazılması üçün xarici araşdırmaçıların cəlb edilməsi, xarici ölkələrdəki kitabxanalara Azərbaycan və Qarabağ probleminə aid kitabların verilməsi və s.
Həmçinin panelimizin qonaqlarından olan Elnur Baimovun www.news.az və www.armenia.az vebsaytlarını xüsusiylə vurğulamaq istərdim. İlk sayt Azərbaycana aid xəbərlərinin ingiliscə təqdim olunmasına istiqamətləndirilib və professionallığı ilə diqqəti cəlb edir. İkinci sayt isə deyərdim ki, hal-hazırda bizə çox lazım olan və gerçəkdən çox maraqlı bir layihə olan Azərbaycana aid xəbərlərin erməni dilində təqdimatına yönləndirilib (erməni dilində Azərbaycan xəbər portalı). Bu sayt Azərbaycanda yaşayan ermənilərə və Ermənistanda yaşayan azərbaycan xəbərləriylə maraqlanan auditoriya üçün nəzərdə tutulub. Hər iki sayta uğurlar arzu edirəm.
Ümumilikdə demək olar ki, forum çox uğurlu keçdi. Uğurlardan biri hökumət rəsmilərinin gənclərlə qeyri rəsmi və dost kimi ünsiyyətləri oldu. Məni çox təəcccübləndirən bir məqam da oldu. Nahar yeməyi zamanı çox uzun növbələr olurdu. Düşünürdüm ki, nazirlər, dövlət rəsmiləri və səfirlər üçün xüsusi bir yer olacaq amma yanılmışdım. Onlar da bizimlə bir növbəyə dayanaraq, əlavə suallarımıza və fikirlərimizə qulaq asır və sanki hər zaman bizimlə bir olub, bizə dəstək olacaqları mesajını verirdi.
Sonda Fransa səfirliyimizin təşkil etdiyi Emil Əfrasiyab və Tünzalə Ağayevanın iştirakıyla “Azerbaijan Night” konsert proqramını da xüsusiylə vurğulamaq istəyirəm. Konsert zamanı çəkdiyim veideolara aşağıda baxa bilərsiniz.
Bir daha Forumun ərsəyə gəlməsində əməyi keçən insanlara, xüsusiylə ASAIF idarə heyyətinə və 30-a yaxın ölkədən gələrək aktiv iştirak edən gənclərə dərin təşəkkürlər. İnşallah axarıncı Forumlarda görüşənədək.
Reception zamanı Jazz konsertdən parçalar (digər videolar üçün mənim Youtube kanalıma tıklayın).
Letter to UN Secretary-General and Danish Parliament
Posted by: mylifenet on: March 12, 2011
Dear Honorable Secretary General Ban Ki–Moon.
A 9-year-old resident of the Orta Garvand village in the Agdam region (Azerbaijan) was killed on March 8, 2011 as a result of a ceasefire violation by Armenian troops. Fariz Badalov was wounded in the head by shots from Armenian-occupied village of Shikhlar while playing in the yard of his house.
He was taken to hospital, but doctors failed to save his life.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. – are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
The violation of the ceasefire by the Armenian side is no longer surprising. In the last month, Armenian occupying troops broke this fragile regime more than 50 times, killing two Azerbaijani soldiers and wounding two more in February alone. The same number suffered and died in January.
But while it is possible to envisage soldiers’ dying on the front line, although this is with great sorrow, the death of a child from a sniper’s bullet is unacceptable, regardless of the state of the process to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
We ask UN to place more pressure on Armenia to implement the U.N. Security Council’s four resolutions on the withdrawal of occupying forces from Azerbaijani territories.
Denmark Azerbaijan “Vatan” Society
11 March, 2011/ Hillerod, Denmark
veten_cemiyyeti@yahoo.dk
http://www.diaspora.gov.az/index.php?options=news&id=11&news_id=934
http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=142809
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/1845076.html
http://www.news.az/articles/society/32864
http://bit.ly/gRqjYM
Seminar entitled “Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” in Denmark
Posted by: mylifenet on: February 26, 2011
A seminar entitled “Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” was held at the University of Southern Denmark on 24 February 2011.
The purpose of the seminar was to inform participants from Denmark and other countries about the background of the conflict, reasons it happened and its influence to the people living on that region. As the result of the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan 30.000 people were killed (5.000 Armenian and 25.000 Azerbaijani), nearly one million internally-displaced peoples (IDPs) and refugees posses Azerbaijan and 300.000 posses Armenia, occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions of Azerbaijan by Armenia. It was also stressed the most tragically event of the war – “Khojaly Massacre”, which took the lives of 613 civilians in 1992. Even though UN passed 4 resolutions demanding “unconditional withdrawal of occupation forces from all the occupied regions of the Azerbaijan Republic” the Republic of Armenia refused to comply with these demands.
There was online conference with Azerbaijani political analyst, co-founder of the Republicanist Alternative” (Re: AL!) movement Ilgar Mammadov. He suggested to focus on the future of the conflict and how it could be solved rather than concentrating on the historical origin of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The seminar proceeded with active discussion of parties and the exhibition of “Justice for Khojaly” campaign. At the end traditional Azerbaijani sweets were served to the guests.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Posted by: mylifenet on: February 26, 2011
This is the short presentation of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
It was first presented during the seminar entitled “Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” which was held at the University of Southern Denmark on 24 February 2011.
Presentation represents the background of the conflict, reasons it happened and its influence to the people living on that region.
Joshua Bell experiment
Posted by: mylifenet on: February 16, 2011
THE SITUATION
In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on
their way to work.
After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.
About 4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
At 6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
At 10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent – without exception – forced their children to move on quickly.
At 45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
After 1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.
This experiment raised several questions:
*In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
*If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made . . ..
How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?
Enjoy life NOW .. it has an expiration date.
Why Black January?
Posted by: mylifenet on: January 18, 2011
A Memorial dedicated to the victims of Black January.
I was standing on the windowsill and looking out toward ‘20 January’ metro station. Gleams of light and the sound of guns were destroying the peace of dark night. I was enjoying this “firework” show. While the sound of explosions made me scared, I liked the lights going to the darkness.
But there was a tension inside the house. My father wanted to go out and investigate where and why these sounds were coming from. My grandmother with my mother was trying to stop him. I still didn’t understand why they were so nervous.
A couple of days ago I had turned one but surprisingly I still remember that evening quite well. Maybe it’s the scene I created in my mind after my family members talked about that evening rather than my strong memory.
That Black January night 26,000 Soviet troops entered Baku. The troops attacked the protesters, firing into the crowds. The majority of people killed were citizens, killed on the streets without any guns or weapons. The shooting continued for three days. More than one hundred were killed, including women, children and old people.
A lot of events had built up to Black January. A couple of months earlier Azerbaijanis living next to the Iran’s border ripped down the border fences to reunite with their families on the other site of the border (later, this day will be celebrated as the International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis). This event was partly inspired by the fall of the Berlin wall and other reunification actions on the rest of USSR and local authorities (backed by USSR) turning over to the Popular Front of Azerbaijan several cities all over the country.
A propaganda campaign was waged by Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Propaganda that Nagorno-Karabakh will become part of Armenia had been started by Armenians living abroad and who had close ties with Gorbachov, like Aganbekyan, Balayan, Kaputikyan etc. The message spread very fast across Armenia and Azerbaijan creating great tensions on the latter’s part. Aware of these tensions, the Politburo adopted a resolution: “Not to change the borders of countries and solve the problems during the perestroika”. This meant that Nagorno-Karabakh would remain the part of Azerbaijan as it has been for centuries. But even this resolution didn’t stop Armenians and the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR voted to include Nagorno-Karabakh in its budget and allow its inhabitants to vote in Armenian elections. That was the climax. It was also followed by several biased meetings of Gorbachov with Armenain officials.
The situation was like a match held to gunpowder: ready to explode at any moment. On January 15, the authorities declared a state of emergency in other parts of Azerbaijan (but not in Baku). It was a signal of possible intervention of the central Soviet authorities. Therefore Popular Front activists began to barricade the main access routes into Baku. The fears become reality with Gorbachov signing the Decree of the Supreme Council of USSR ”On declaration of the state of emergency in Baku city” on 19th January. The Soviet officials immediately were moved to
Thousand of people ever year visit Martyrs' Lane to remember and pray for those who gave their lives for the independence of Azerbaijan.
military posts outside the city. All phone and radio lines were terminated by Soviet special forces and the central television station was blown up. It was done to stop disseminating news – the reality of this cruel massacre of the Azerbaijani people to the local population and international community. The only Azerbaijani voice that could be heard was Mirza Khazar on Radio Liberty, who from Munich proceeded to broadcast to the world news of these cruel events that accompanied the Soviet invasion.
Once there was a big park named after Kirov on a hill in the south part of Baku, which offered great views of the Caspian Sea. Parents would take their children to the park and enjoy the peace there. After the events of Black January it became the permanent place of rest for those killed. Even nowadays a lot of Azerbaijanis frequently visit Martyrs’ Lane to remember and pray for those who gave their lives for the independence of Azerbaijan.
Ilham and Ferize. They had been married only for 6 months. After Ilham was killed for her life has no more meaning without him, 2 days later she committed suicide. Her letter before suicide: 'Mother, do not cry after me. I cannot live without Ilham. He is my star at nights and sun during the days. Damping sun and stars are calling for me….'
The Wall Street Journal editorial of January 4, 1995, stated:
“It was Mr. Gorbachev’s recall, who in January 1990 chose to defend his use of violence against the independence-seeking Azerbaijan on the grounds that the people of this then-Soviet republic were heavily armed gangs of hooligans and drug-traffickers who were destabilizing the country and quite possibly receiving support from foreign governments.“
Mikhail Gorbachev would later apologize stating:
“The declaration of a state emergency in Baku was the biggest mistake of my political career……”
From M.Gorbachev’s speech in Istanbul in April 27,1995
Elchin Ibrahimov
BEng at the Southern Denmark University
Halley’in Newton’la görüşü
Posted by: mylifenet on: December 22, 2010
Halley’in Newton’la görüşməsi elmin tarixində ən vacib görüş hesab olunur. Gənc astronom Edmund Halley İsaac Newton’un yanına gəlib, sualını verməsəydi və cavabını təkidlə istəməsəydi, elmin və tarixin sonrakı inkişafı necə olardı, görəsən?
1684-cü ildə gənc astronom Edmund Halley İsaac Newton’dan soruşdu – Günəşə doğru cazibə gücün Günəşə qədər məsafənin kvadratına bərabər olan planetin orbiti nə şəkildədir? Newton dərhal cavab verdi: ”Ellips”. Düşünmədən verilmiş cavaba təəccüblənmiş Halley soruşdu: “Bunu hardan bildiniz?” Newton dedi: “Hesablamışam”.
Halley hesablamaları dərhal ona göstərilməsini xahiş etdi. Masanın üstündəki kağızların arasında hesablamaları axtardığını göstərməyə çalışan Newton, utanaraq dedi: “Nəsə tapa bilmirəm, görünür başqa yerdədir. Tapandan sonra Sizə göndərərəm”.
Newton yalan dedi, hesablaması heç yox idi. Cavabını bədahətən verib. Nəticəyə sübutsuz vardığını etiraf etməyə utandığından hesablamalarının guya oldğunu, amma tapa bilmədiyini deməli oldu. Sonra Halley’in sualını cavabsız qoymamaq üçün hesablamalarına başlayıb.
Nəticədə, doğrudan da ellips alınıb. Newton’un intuitiv cavabı yekunda doğru çıxdı. Amma, hesablama 18 ay çəkdi və üç cildlik əsərə çevrildi – “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica” (“Təbiət Fəlsəfəsinin Riyazi Prinsipləri).
Qurban Mubarak…..
Posted by: mylifenet on: November 15, 2010
About 3.5 million Muslems have begun to flock from all over the world to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform the pilgrimage called Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam.
The Hajj is obligatory at least once a lifetime for every Moslem who is in good health, financially capable and secure. In fulfilling this service, Muslems express devotion to Allah.
The pilgrimage is an annual event; Muslems meet in Mecca and are dressed in similar uniforms. There is no discrimination or preference between them as they are all Allah’s creations.
Meanwhile, the Muslem world is preparing to celebrate Eedu-l-Adha, or Kurban Bayrami Festival of Sacrifice, which falls on the 10th day of the last month of the Islamic calendar.
Eed, short for Eedu-l-Adha, is a day of recurring happiness and festivity, peace and thanksgiving, forgiveness and moral victory, good harvest and remarkable achievements, and a day of festive remembrance………dear friends You could read more about Eedu-l-Adha here….
Short video about Eedu-l-Adha…..
Eedu-l-Adha celebrations around the world…..
May Allah accept your good deeds, forgive your transgressions and
ease the suffering of all peoples around the globe.
May the blessings of Allah fill your life with happiness and
open all the doors of success now and always to You…..ameen
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