(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Peter Tase
The Tenth Global Baku Forum took place in the Republic of
Azerbaijan on March 9th until March 11th,
2023. Under the main thrust of 'The World of Today: Challenges and
Hopes'; President Ilham Aliyev's statecraft and dynamic leadership,
showed the world the real essence of a necessary geopolitical round
table that will always be remembered as the world's most important
event in 2023. The Global Baku Forum, organized by the Nizami
Ganjavi International Center, under the patronage of President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, a true statesman who has forged for many
years the peaceful dialogue among nations, defended democratic
institutions; safeguarded International Commerce and economic
progress in Eurasia.
In remarks for Azernews , the US-based expert
hailed Azerbaijan's organization of an event of this scale.
The Forum was attended by high-ranking guests from dozens of
countries, among them current and former heads of states and
governments, Nobel prize laureates and diplomats.
The participation of President of Latvia Egils Levits was a
historic opportunity that will further bond the strategic ties
between Latvia and Azerbaijan. The Latvian Head of State gave a
keynote address to participants of the 10th Global Baku Forum.
President Levits praised Azerbaijan for the successful Chairmanship
and coordination of the Non-Aligned Movement. This movement unites
120 countries and has been internationally recognized as a platform
that supports cross-cultural dialogue and geopolitical
discussions.
Global Baku Forum tackled some of the major issues that nations
are facing today, from economic policies to transportation
management and logistics. Azerbaijan has demonstrated before the
entire world that it is an avant-garde nation when it comes to
holding large-scale international conferences that shape a genuine
global impact and foment a candid dialogue for the betterment of
humanity.
While faced with a harsh economic reality where countries and
citizens are faced with existential threats and environmental
degradation – Azerbaijan is a nation that continues to greatly
suffer from environmental terrorism committed by Armenian
Government autocrats - this forum had the propensity to find
solutions and address ongoing challenges with commitment, resolve
and effectively.
Azerbaijan has invested so much effort and energy to uphold
international law, the rules-based international order that emerged
in 1945.
Other participants in this prestigious conference were: former
Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert, and Uganda's Winifred
'Winnie' Karagwa Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
President of East Timor José Manuel Ramos-Horta, also
participated in the Global Baku Forum; he is also a Nobel Peace
Prize laureate.
Furthermore, the Hon. Khuon Sodary, Second Vice President of the
National Assembly of Cambodia, delivered a speech.
Ambassador Claudio Taffuri, of Italy in Azerbaijan, was also
participating in this global round table.The Republic of
Azerbaijan, under the vision and fortitude of President Ilham
Aliyev, has made an exceptional contribution towards establishing
new alliances and reshaping the strategic roadmap of European
nations as well as building a consolidated path for European and
Asian Economics; while simultaneously serving as a catalyst for
renewable energy projects that will transcend borders and
continents.
----