12/10/2024
NIDID together with its partners – altera lab, Sağlam Düşüncə Gənclər Təşkilatı • SDGT, and სოლიდარობის თემი / Solidarity Community organized “South Caucasus Youth Ambassador” workshop for 30 youth (age 18 to 29) from various cities in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia between 11-14 September 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The workshop aimed to bring the participants together to investigate common topics, strengthen capacities for mutual understanding and build an initial foundation for potential collaborative activities in the future.
During the 3-day workshops, the participants were equipped with theoretical knowledge on both soft skills, and background information related to shared South Caucasus values, commonalities, and concerns that affect all three countries of the region. Deutsche Botschaft Tiflis გერმანიის საელჩო თბილისი was presented in the workshop to discuss formats of collaborations (sub-regional structures were presented such as the Weimar Triangle and Visegrad group). The participants had a field-trip to the Khojorny and Tsopi villages in Marnueli, and in Tbilisi where Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Georgians have been peacefully co-existing for centuries such as. The ambassadors developed realistic next steps that they can implement in their respective countries to raise awareness and promote a South Caucasus identity.
This project is implemented in the framework of “Expanding cooperation with civil society in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia” (ÖPR) programme by the NIDID in collaboration with its partners with the support of German Federal Foreign Office. Its content is the solely responsibility of NIDID and its partners do not necessarily reflect the views of the German Federal Foreign Office.”
Auswärtiges Amt
Deutsche Botschaft Baku / Almaniya Səfirliyi Bakı
German Embassy Yerevan