The Union of European Turkish Democrats, a Turkish lobby group, has convened a symposium of Turkic speaking countries in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Ambassadors of Azerbaijan and Turkey, Turkish MPs and members of Diasporas of Turkic speaking peoples attended the event.
Speaking to the symposium, Azerbaijani ambassador Fuad Isgandarov and chairman of Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress Sahil Gasimov praised activities of the Azerbaijani Diasporas.