Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today attended the opening of the 35-th annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group in Baku, AzerTaj news agency reported.
The event kicked off with the recitation of verses from the Quran.
The meeting was opened by Shahin Mustafayev, Azerbaijani economic development minister, chairman of the IDB's Board of Governors, who greeted President Ilham Aliyev and the event's participants.
President of the Islamic Development Bank Ahmed Mohammed Ali thanked the people of Azerbaijan and personally President Ilham Aliyev for the hospitality and support.
The meeting featured remarks by representatives of the IDB's groups for Africa, Arab world and Asia.
President Ilham Aliyev made a speech at the event.