Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 28
By Seymur Aliyev - Trend:
Turkey and Azerbaijan are proud of each other's success as the countries adhere to the "One nation - two states" principle, Turkish ex-President Abdullah Gul told reporters on the sidelines of the 3rd Baku Global Shared Societies Forum on April 28.
He said that holding of the 3rd Baku Global Shared Societies Forum in Azerbaijan testifies to the country's development.
He also said that the holding of this forum in Baku helps the participants to know more about Azerbaijan.
The 3rd Baku Global Shared Societies Forum has started in Baku on April 28.
The Azerbaijani State Committee for Work with Diaspora and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center organized the event.
The topic of the forum is the "Building Trust in the Emerging World Order".
The event is to discuss topics and issues related to the fight against terrorism, ethnic and religious conflict resolution, democracy development, education reform, and environment preservation.
The forum provides a space for current and ex-presidents, prime ministers, ministers and leading scholars and experts to assess the current state of the world and the most pressing threats to international security and peace, and to elaborate concrete steps for today's leadership to overcome these divisions.