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BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. The world has become complex, High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Miguel Ángel Moratinos said at the opening of the 10th Global Baku Forum themed “The World of Today: Challenges and Hopes”, Trend reports.
"We wish to expand cooperation between Azerbaijan and the UN Alliance of Civilizations," Moratinos noted.
"We are facing serious challenges - climate change, conflicts. We must avoid conflicts, fight against hostile speech, and discrimination, and improve communication between people," he added.
Organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center under the patronage of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the 10th Global Baku Forum themed “The World of Today: Challenges and Hopes” has today kicked off.
The X Forum is attended by high-ranking guests from dozens of countries, among them current and former heads of states and governments, prominent public and political figures, leading foreign experts, the leadership of the World Health Organization, the League of Arab States, and other major international organizations.