BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. The Women's Forum of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has ended in Lachin, Trend's correspondent sent to the city reports.
The forum started with opening speeches from Chairperson of the Azerbaijani State Committee for Family, Women, and Children Affairs Bahar Muradova and ECO Deputy Secretary General Silapberdi Nurberdiyev.
Then, panel sessions were held on the topics "The Role of Women in Human Development for Climate Resilience," "The Role of Women in Urban Development," and "The Role of Women in Sustainable Development".
In her closing speech, Muradova underscored that the forum showed that women's know-how and talents ought to be front and center in the grand scheme of sustainable development goals.
"We listened to the views of opinion leaders from different countries. We came together and talked about the region in the green future of women. We were once again convinced that women's knowledge and skills should be at the very center of the sustainable development goals.
As Azerbaijan, we are consistently committed to the principles. We will do our best for women's participation. I would like to thank those who supported the event, as well as representatives of the member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization," she said.
The ECO Secretary General, Asad Majeed Khan, elucidated on the
historical trajectory and operational undertakings of the
organization.
He articulated his appreciation to the forum stakeholders and
conveyed his optimism that the forum will realize its
objectives.
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), of which Azerbaijan has been a member since 1992, is an Eurasian political and economic intergovernmental entity established in 1985 in Tehran by the leaders of Iran, Pakistan, and Türkiye. It offers a forum to explore methods for enhancing growth and fostering trade and investment prospects.
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