Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 22
By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
Choosing Azerbaijan as a host of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations' 7th Global Forum is symbolic because Azerbaijan promotes the ideas of multiculturalism and the forum was established to eliminate tension between the West and the Islamic world, Azernews newspaper's columnist Amina Nazarli said at the discussions in Baku International Policy and Security Network think tank.
She noted that 2016 was declared the year of Multiculturalism in Azerbaijan.
"Moreover Azerbaijan is recognized in the world as the country of tolerance where many religions, cultures and ethnics, nations live together in peace, mutual understanding and respect," Nazarli said.
Nazarli noted that holding such an event as UNAOC 7th Global Forum in Baku will demonstrate the growing prestige of Azerbaijan in the world and Baku will make a contribution to solution of many important global conflicts.
She noted that the Global Forum is aimed to explore the new ways of promoting cross-cultural dialogue and understanding as well as new partnership and commitments.
She reminded that UNAOC Global Forum is one of the largest forums in the world which is usually attended by many heads of states, international ministries, which discuss important issues.
She said the Baku Forum will discuss important issues such as global migration, the role of youth as well as the role of sport, education and religion and the fight against extremism and terrorism as for the few years the world has been witnessing a raise in religion intolerance and violent extremism.
The hosting of the Forum in Baku in 2016 between two major international events that was held in Baku last summer - Baku European Games and the upcoming Islamic Solidarity games scheduled for 2017 proves that Azerbaijan is the land where European and Islamic cultures come together, Nazarli said.