Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 4 / Trend , J.Babayeva/
Azerbaijan will chair the GUAM Youth Forum in 2010-2011, Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov said at a news conference on Sept. 4.
"The headquarters of the GUAM Youth Forum will be located in Baku," said Rahimov.
Four post-Soviet republics; Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova, established the GUAM format in 1997 during a summit of presidents of European Union countries in Strasburg. In 1999, Uzbekistan joined this format, but after 4 years, quitted. In 2006, the first summit of this format in Kiev decided to declare GUAM an international organization with a new name: "Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM".
The minister also said that in November-December, it is expected to sign a cooperation agreement with Cuba in the field of youth policy and sports. "Similar agreements will be also signed with Egypt and Kuwait," said Rahimov.
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