BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22. The Baku Initiative Group will persist in supporting the just struggle of colonized regions for their independence, regardless of any pressure, Abbas Abbasov, head of the Baku Initiative Group, said during the international conference on the Bonaire island in Baku, TurkicWorld reports
"Our organization has made significant strides in raising global awareness about the impacts of France's colonial policies in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Wallis and Futuna, Mayotte, and Corsica," he said.
The issues in these colonial regions, said Abbasov, have been regularly and persistently brought to the attention of the global community through the vast and effective efforts of the Baku Initiative Group.
"We also maintain our advocacy through international platforms such as the UN Human Rights Council and the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network (NAM PN), where our group is actively represented. The right to self-determination is fundamental for everyone," he added.
Baku is hosting an international conference focused on Bonaire, an island that is under Dutch colonial rule. The event is organized by the Baku Initiative Group and the Movement for Human Rights and Change on Bonaire Island.
The "Path to Bonaire's Self-Determination at the UN General Assembly through Baku Initiative Group" conference has brought together representatives from Bonaire, who are fighting against colonialism, along with officials and delegates from Belize, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, St. Lucia, the UK, Mexico, the Netherlands, the UN, and other international and regional organizations. Human rights activists, NGO leaders, experts, and researchers in the field of decolonization will also participate in the conference.
