First Lady holds meetings on sidelines of Global Forum - UPDATE
Azerbaijan’s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva met with Minister of State for Tolerance of the United Arab Emirates Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi on April 26, Azertac reports.
Mrs. Aliyeva said the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) addressed an important theme of “Living Together in Inclusive Societies: A Challenge and A Goal”. She thanked Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi for attending the event.
Mehriban Aliyeva praised relations between the two countries in all fields.
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi said she was honored to attend the 7th Global Forum of UNAOC. She said she felt herself in Baku at home.
“Cooperation between Azerbaijan and France is based on friendship and mutual respect,” said Mehriban Aliyeva as she met with a French delegation led by member of the National Assembly, President of the Association of Friends of Azerbaijan in France Jean-Francois Mancel.
Mehriban Aliyeva, who also heads the Working Group on Azerbaijani-French Inter-Parliamentary ties, said discussions at the UNAOC Global Forum in Baku focused on the themes that are of “global importance”.
The first lady expressed confidence that the Forum would provide a crucial platform for addressing the issues that concern the international community and finding mechanisms of solving the existing problems.
During the day, Mrs. Aliyeva also met with Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev who is attending the 7th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations.
The first lady stressed the importance of the Global Forum. Mrs. Aliyeva hailed the holding of such an important event in Baku as a sign of respect for Azerbaijan and recognition of its contribution to the development and promotion of dialogue among civilizations.
They praised relations between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, particularly inter-parliamentary cooperation.
Furthermore, Azerbaijan`s first lady met with Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism of Italy Dorina Bianchi.
They praised cooperation between the two countries, and highlighted the development of the bilateral relations in various fields.
The projects carried out by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Italy were hailed, and Dorina Bianchi said these projects made a significant contribution to the development of Azerbaijani-Italian cooperation.
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