Global leaders shared their thoughts about future challenges at WUF13 in Baku
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear guests, First of all, I’d like to welcome all the participants of the World Urban Forum in Baku and wish the forum success. We have probably a record number of registered participants. This morning, I got information that we have more than 45,000 registered participants from 182 countries. So, this is the second biggest international event ever held in Azerbaijan after COP29, which was held one and a half years ago. And I hope that the outcome of WUF13 will be as successful as COP29. I think that during these days in Baku, many of our guests, who are visiting us for the first time, will have the opportunity to know our country and our city better, and to see with their own eyes what is being done in Azerbaijan with respect to urban development. Azerbaijan is situated between Europe and Asia and has always been the place where East meets West. And this is also reflected in our country’s architecture. So if you walk inside the ancient walls of the old city of Baku and just…
19 May 04:43 · Dispatch News Desk