Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.4 / Trend, E.Tariverdiyeva /
Baku is a good example of multiculturalism and mutual respect of religious and cultures, former Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said at the Baku International Humanitarian Forum on Thursday.
"I think it is an extremely promising opportunity, and we have absolutely an available opportunity to discuss many things in international cultural dialogue and cooperation," he said.
He said Baku is symbolic place for this event.
"It is very important for Azerbaijan, because now we see many conflicts and crises in the Mediterranean region and Middle East, including this part of the world, I mean the frozen Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," he said.
The first Baku International Humanitarian Forum under the slogan "XXI century: hopes and challenges" took place in October of 2011. The forum organizers are Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Baku International Humanitarian Forum is an authoritative science and political global platform to search answers for global challenges, which were faced by humanity in XXI century, the holding of a wide range of dialogues, exchanges of opinions and discussion on the most important issues of humanitarian cooperation.