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BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. The Global Baku Forum wouldn't have taken place without the support of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, former President of Latvia, co-chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) Vaira Vike-Freiberga said at the opening of the 10th Global Baku Forum themed “The World of Today: Challenges and Hopes”, Trend reports.
Freiberga noted that if humanity acts in solidarity, the response will give results.
"The Baku Global Forum is important for the exchange of opinions within this framework," she added.
Organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, under the patronage of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the X Global Baku Forum has today kicked off. The forum’s topic this year is "The World of Today: Challenges and Hopes".
The X Forum, which will last until March 11, 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.