Azerbaijan to join ADB's 7th annual meeting
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijan's Finance Minister Samir Sharifov will participate in the 47th annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the country's Finance Ministry reported on May 1.
An Azerbaijani delegation led by Sharifov, who is also a member of the ADB Board of Governors, will take part at the meeting to be held in Kazakhstan's capital on May 2-5.
The event will bring together over 3,000 representatives from ADB member states, including ministers, central bankers, government officials, businessmen, representatives of international financial institutions and civil societies, renowned scholars and experts.
The main theme of the meeting is 'The Silk Road: Connecting Asia with a Changing World'.
Azerbaijan, joined ADB on December 22, 1999, will host the 48th annual meeting of the ADB Board of Governors in 2015.
A special pavilion will be constructed for this occasion and Days of Azerbaijan will be held in order to familiarize delegates and guests with Azerbaijan.
Established in 1966, ADB has 67 member - countries. The bank's headquarters is located in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
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