(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 1. Azerbaijan's
importance is growing globally thanks to President Ilham Aliyev,
Ismail Serageldin, Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Nizami
Ganjavi International Center (NGIC), Former Vice President of the
World Bank (WB) told .
'Amid the current global crises, Azerbaijan has shown itself as
a stabilizing force, in terms of energy issues. Moreover, President
Aliyev is widely respected for his ideas and wisdom. After the
second Karabakh war, Azerbaijan has stretched out his hand and
invited Armenia to live in peace,' Serageldin said.
He noted that the idea of a much more active South Caucasus,
where Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia work together for the
benefit of the region, needs to be put forward.
'This may be an example for the whole world, how the
post-conflict period could be turned into prosperous future,” he
said.
NGIC for its part, has been doing its best to contribute to
enhancing Azerbaijan's visibility globally, as the country's
importance and presence internationally has been steadily growing
ever since, Serageldin noted.
“Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, which had many international
events to close down, the NGIC has redoubled its efforts and
conducted a lot of meetings online. We have also entered in serious
conversation with the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss
the importance of vaccination and its availability, and signed the
Memorandum of Understanding afterwards,” he noted.
NGIC has hosted IX Global Baku Forum with participation of 350
guests from 53 countries, of which six acting presidents and two
prime ministers, as well as 36 former heads of states and
government took part.
“I really hope that by the next Global Baku Forum, which is
planned to be held from March 9 through March 11, will bring even
more significant people. Currently, we are working on the topic of
the forum and discussions. We are going to present them soon,”
Serageldin added.
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