The Green Party of Azerbaijan (GPA) will gain status of observer in the European Green Party.
“During the next session of the Council of European Green Party, which will take place in Paris on 8-12 October, discussions will take place over the GPA membership to the European Green Party,” the GPA Co-chair, Mayis Gulaliyev, told TrendNews on 1 October.
GPA appealed for the membership to the European Green Party in January. The fact-finding mission of the European Green Party arrived in Baku in mid this year with regards to membership and studied the prospects of greens in Caucasus and activities of the Green Party of Azerbaijan.
GPA Co-chair said that the session of the Council will be attended by the representatives of the European Green Party member parties from 35 countries and green members of the European Parliament from various countries.
From Azerbaijan, the session will be attended by the GPA Co-chairs Mayis Gulaliyev and Tarana Mammadova. Gulaliyev will make a report regarding public-political situation and upcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan.
Gulaliyev said that on 12 October discussions will take place regarding European Green Party membership of the green parties from Albania, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Belarus. “The session will discuss the issue of full membership of parties from Albania and Moldova and status of observer of parties from Belarus and Azerbaijan,” he said.
The membership to the European Green Party consists of two stages, Gulaliyev said. “In the first stage, it is possible to become an observer without the right of voting, and in a year to become full-right member. In a year, the Green Party of Azerbaijan will be accepted to full membership of the European Green Party,” Gulaliyev said.
Gulaliyev stressed that after this, he will try to be represented in the Committee of East-West Committee of the European Green Party. “It is very important to be represented in this Committee. In future, it will provide large possibilities to strengthen the GPA, green ideologies in the region,” he said.
/Trend/