Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 18
Trend:
Azerbaijan has become one of the first countries supporting China’s “One Belt - One Way” initiative, and is ready to make contribution to the implementation of this project, the Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Chairman and Executive Secretary of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) Ali Ahmadov said speaking at the fifth annual conference of the Taihu (Lake) World Cultural Forum.
Ali Ahmadov read a message from President Ilham Aliyev to the participants of the fifth annual conference of the Taihu World Cultural Forum.
Noting that the Azerbaijani-Chinese relations have a long history, Ali Ahmadov said Azerbaijan attaches importance to the development of relations with China in all spheres.
The Azerbaijani-Chinese ties built on a solid basis and based on friendship and mutual trust, can now be characterized as dynamically developing multilateral relations of serious partnership. The deputy prime minister added that Azerbaijan was one of the first countries supporting China’s “One Belt - One Way” initiative and is ready to make contribution to its implementation.
Ali Ahmadov recalled that as a result of the military aggression of neighboring Armenia, 20 percent of the territories of Azerbaijan were occupied, more than one million Azerbaijani citizens became refugees and IDPs. The deputy prime minister expressed gratitude to the Chinese side for supporting Azerbaijan’s fair position in resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
The international relations, economic, cultural, environmental, philosophical, sociological and other issues are discussed, as well as the discussions related to the “One Belt - One Way” initiative are conducted at the forum, consisting of six thematic sessions and the final meeting.
Speaking at the panel of leaders of the forum, Ali Ahmadov talked about the economic development of Azerbaijan, the work carried out in order to deepen intercultural and interreligious dialogue in the country, noted the international events held in Azerbaijan in this area.
The deputy chairman of YAP party added that the large-scale energy and transport projects implemented by Azerbaijan’s initiative, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project, which provides the shortest railway communication between China and Europe, are one of the major contributions made by Azerbaijan to regional and international cooperation and development.
Other members of the Azerbaijani delegation made presentations as speakers at other meetings of the conference.
The fifth annual conference of the Taihu World Cultural Forum began in Beijing city, the capital of China.
More than 1,000 representatives, including state officials, scientific men, public figures, cultural activists, are participating in the current conference, the theme of which is “Dialogue of Civilizations: building a community of the common destiny for all mankind”.
Azerbaijan is represented at the world forum by the delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Chairman and Executive Secretary of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) Ali Ahmadov.
The World Cultural Forum (Taihu, China) is an independent national non-governmental organization, established in 2008 with the support of China. The International Cultural Forum is a universal, open, multinational platform for top-level discussions, the purpose of which is to develop and exchange creative ideas and proposals. It promotes the development of Chinese culture and cultural ties between the PRC and foreign countries.
In 2011, the first conference of the International Cultural Forum dedicated to the theme of "Dialogue and interaction in the interests of world harmony and common development" was successfully held in Suzhou (China).
