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Fikret Akcura, the newly appointed Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Azerbaijan, presented his credentials to President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday, according to the UN Office in Azerbaijan.
President Aliyev said the relations between Azerbaijan and the UN were rapidly developing and voiced confidence that bilateral cooperation would continue to expand.
Akcura said he was proud to have been appointed the UN Resident Coordinator in fraternal Azerbaijan, adding that he would spare no effort to contribute to the expansion of the UN’s cooperation with the country.
Akcura submitted UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s letter to the Azerbaijani President, the state news agency AzerTAj reported.
Akcura also acts as Resident Representative for the UN Development Program (UNDP) and UN Population Fund in Azerbaijan.
Akcura, a national of Turkey, served as UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Pakistan from 2008-2010, in Uzbekistan (2004-2008) and in Kazakhstan (2001-2004). Prior to these assignments, he was a Director in the Bureau of Management in UNDP New York (1997-2001) and Deputy Director in the Office of the Administrator (1995-1997). He was an Area Officer in the Regional Bureau for Arab States, and Asia and the Pacific in New York (1987-1988), UNDP Deputy Resident Representative (DRR) in Yemen (1989-1991) followed by UNDP DRR in Malaysia (1991-1995).
Akcura studied in England starting with high school and holds a PhD degree in Energy Economics.*