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A Russian-Azerbaijani international humanitarian forum will be held in Baku on October 4-5, with an aim to promote and contribute to innovations in education, culture and other fields in Azerbaijan, and stimulate their development, a senior Azerbaijani official has said.

Ali Hasanov, the Presidential Administration's head of social and political affairs, told journalists that Russia and Azerbaijan had jointly coordinated the work on organizing the Baku International Humanitarian Forum and the issues to be discussed.

Over 600 representatives from 100 countries, including over 10 Nobel prize winners, 15 ex-presidents, heads of numerous countries' governments, ministers, well-known educators, men of science and culture will attend the forum, Hasanov said.

He said Baku declaration will be adopted following discussions on various issues both at the plenary and departmentmental meetings to be held as part of the forum.

Participants will join events organized in Azerbaijani regions by executive authorities as well as meetings at a number of institutions to discuss issues of Azerbaijan's social and economic development.

The first Baku International Humanitarian Forum under the slogan "21st century: hopes and challenges" took place in October 2011. The forum organizers are Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Baku International Humanitarian Forum is an authoritative scientific and political global platform to search answers for global challenges, faced by mankind in the 21st century, featuring a wide range of exchanges of opinions and discussions on the most important issues of humanitarian cooperation.