08/27/2026
It was a meaningful few days in Washington, DC for our organization!
Our President, Dr. Adika Iqbal, who also serves on the AAAO Board as Vice President opened and moderated the AAAO board meeting, and also addressed the community gathering with a call for organization and unity: urging our compatriots to organize locally and join the Alliance, to give our youth a bigger voice and more room to lead, to support one another, to extend that same solidarity to our South Azerbaijani and Turkic sister communities across the US, and to build real financial self-sufficiency for our organizations. As she put it, our strength is in our unity.
We were honored to welcome Mr. Fuad Muradov, Chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Committee on Work with the Diaspora, who joined the board meeting and addressed our community.
One of the highlights of the trip was a visit to the Library of Congress where we discussed a book from Azerbaijan now part of the Library’s collection and toured this incredible institution. A special thank-you to our compatriot Muzhgan Nazarova, who is doing wonderful work at the Library of Congress adding Azerbaijani books to its collection, helping preserve and share our culture on one of the world’s most respected stages.
It was also great to connect with fellow diaspora leaders and meet compatriots from DC and beyond.
Moments like these remind us how strong and connected our community truly is. Thank you to everyone who made this trip so memorable!
