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The World Uyghur
Congress Holds Its First Executive Committee Meeting
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alim Seytoff
World Uyghur Congress
Phone: 202-321-2388
October 10, 2004
Munich, Germany
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has held its first
Executive Committee meeting in Munich, Germany, from
October 8-10 and discussed the short, medium, and
long-term strategies of the Uyghur Freedom Movement.
In the meeting, delegates from the United States,
Canada, Australia, Austria, Germany, Great Britain,
the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey
reviewed and approved the action plan and
corresponding budget of WUC for the next 6 months.
During the session, some adjustments were made in the
leadership and structural level. Mr. Mehmet Reza Bekin,
President of the East Turkestan Foundation in Turkey,
was elected as the honorary president of WUC. Mr.
Enver Can, former President of the East Turkestan
National Congress, was elected as the vice president
of WUC. Mr. Husan Hasan was elected as the WUC’s
representative in Australia and as a member of the
Executive Committee. Mr. Nury Turkel, President of
Uyghur American Association, was appointed as the
legal advisor of WUC and as a member of the Executive
Committee.
Two new sub-entities of WUC were also created during
the meeting: the Uyghur Cultural Center and the Public
Relations & Publishing Center. Dr. Kahar Barat, from
U.S.A., was elected as the director of Uyghur Cultural
Center and as a member of the Executive Committee of
WUC. Mr. Perhat Yurungqash, from Germany was elected
as the director of the Public Relations & Publishing
Center and as a member of the Executive Committee of
WUC.
Members of the Executive Committee also discussed many
important issues including the East Turkestan
Government in-Exile, which was announced on September
14th, 2004 in the U.S. With regard to this
organization, the Executive Committee unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
“The World Uyghur Congress, as the only organization
that represents the highest interest of Uyghur people
both inside and outside of East Turkestan, supports
any lawfully registered, recognized, and operated
organization that peacefully campaigns for the freedom
of the people in East Turkestan. WUC will cooperate
with the newly announced East Turkestan Government
in-Exile after it has completed lawful registration
procedures, formally acquired legal status to operate
in the U.S., and received official recognition from
the Government of the United States of America.”
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