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BAKU – An international forum aiming to encourage business people, men of art and the media to contribute to the combat against human trafficking was held in Egypt December 10-12 with the support of First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and joined by Azerbaijan’s leading cellular operator Azercell.

A delegation headed by Azercell Telecom President Ali Agan attended the forum, which took place under the worldwide "Let’s end human trafficking now" campaign and was co-organized by the Mubarak-led Women’s International Peace Movement and the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking.

Addressing the event, Agan spoke of the efforts being made by Azercell as part of the campaign and the projects being implemented by the company.

The Azercell president also held meetings with the Egyptian first lady, the country’s deputy communications minister, the Bahraini King’s spouse, the US president’s special envoy on fighting human trafficking, the head of Orascom Telecom, the head of Egypt’s Isgandariyya library, and the Belgian Senate chair. Agan also gave an interview to CNN International covering relevant initiatives supported by Azercell Telecom.

The forum, covered by CNN and BBC TV channels, was joined by Hollywood stars and goodwill ambassadors Mira Sorvino, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.