Over 700 representatives and 844 guests from 130 state and public organizations of Azerbaijan, members of 25 political parties took part in the conference.

On 5 July 2002, President Heydar Aliyev signed a decree on creation of State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad.

The committee cooperates with other central and local executive and municipal bodies, diplomatic representations of Azerbaijan in other countries, and NGOs working with Azerbaijanis living abroad.

The committee provides organizational, informative material (books, publications, films) and cultural assistance to Azerbaijanis living abroad and to the diaspora organisations established by them.

The main functions of the committee are helping Azerbaijanis living abroad to preserve and develop their national identity, study and increase application of their native language; providing favorable conditions for Azerbaijanis living abroad to create and develop close ties with the Azeri state bodies and NGOs in Azerbaijan; engaging ethnic Azerbaijanis in the economic, social and cultural development of Azerbaijan; help preserve national ideas and national-cultural values ensuring the worldwide solidarity of Azerbaijanis around the world; involving Azerbaijanis living abroad in economic development creating favourable conditions for Azeribaijanis to attract investment in Azerbaijan; providing assistance to Azerbaijanis living abroad to hold events of importance to Azerbaijan such as Khojaly Massacre, Black January and Day of Azerbaijani Genocide.