Azerbaijan will become the 6th country where the regional center of the World Economic Forum will operate, presidential aide for Economic Policy and Industry Natig Amirov told local media

Azerbaijan’s economy minister Mikayil Jabbarov has said Azerbaijan is one of the few countries where the regional center of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will be created.

On January 20, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by Rossiya-24 TV channel of Russia on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

One of the main topics of the 50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos was the environmental situation in the world and climate change, which lead to global warming.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, which is one of the most authoritative economic forums, has an important place among international structures in which, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been actively participating for several years, Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmadov wrote in his article entitled "World Economic Forum in Davos: New Opportunities for Demonstrating Azerbaijan to the World".

Azerbaijan’s regional policy focus is that the interests of big regional and international centers of power are aligned in Azerbaijan within the projects implemented in the country, rather than clash, Head of the South Caucasus Club of Political Analysts Ilgar Valizade told Trend.

The decision on opening of World Economic Forum Center in Baku is a great achievement of the government of Azerbaijan and a real motivation to all business leaders in Europe and Asia, Peter M. Tase, strategic adviser on international affairs and public diplomacy to governments, universities and corporations in Europe and the Americas told Trend.

Issues related to the prospects for economic development, restoration of stability and environmental balance in the world are discussed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos every year, Azerbaijani MP Sona Aliyeva told Trend.

Expectations of growth in cargo transportation in Azerbaijan in 2020 are well justified, an expert on international governance, Director of the Caucasus Center for Political Analysis Ahmad Alili told Trend.

Azerbaijan is a leading oil and gas supplier in the South Caucasus, therefore, if judged from the point of view of prospects, the forum in Davos is of interest for the country both from a tactical and strategic points of view, Ukrainian political analyst Sergey Slobodchuk told Trend.