Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept.26
Trend:
7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations will be held in 2016 in Baku, said in statement of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov addressed at the annual meeting of the ministers of the UN Alliance of Civilizations.
During his speech, Elmar Mammadyarov has proposed proposal of Azerbaijani government to hold 7th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Baku in 2016.
Speaking at the event, representatives of Bahrain, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Qatar and other countries supported the initiative of Baku.
They noted rich traditions of multiculturalism and tolerance in Azerbaijan and highlighted the importance of the value of holding this forum in this country.
Proposal was accepted at the meeting.