President Aliyev heads to Switzerland
By Aynur Jafarova
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has started his working visit to Switzerland.
The Head of State arrived in the country to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos to take place on January 22-25.
"The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business" is thematic focus of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014. The aim is to develop the insights, initiatives and actions necessary to respond to current and emerging challenges.
More than 2,500 participants, including over 30 heads of state or government, will convene at the 44th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
Participants will also include more than 1,500 business leaders from the Forum's 1,000 member companies, 300 public figures as well as recognized leaders from other Forum communities, including Social Entrepreneurs, Global Shapers, Young Global Leaders and Technology Pioneers. Representatives from international organizations, civil society and spiritual leaders, academia and the media, as well as cultural leaders will also participate in the meeting.
This year's Annual Meeting convenes with the world at a critical juncture, as the subsidence of short-term economic crises gives way to a profound need for further structural reforms in emerging and developed markets, and international relations continue to be disrupted by an increasingly multipolar world. Taking place at the beginning of the year, the Annual Meeting will address the challenges facing the world in 2014, with the aim to create a completely new context for insightful, future-oriented decision-making.