On May 7th the first South Caucasus Forum started in Baku.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony of the Forum.
Co-organized by Nizami Ganjavi International Center and the Club de Madrid and supported by Azerbaijan State Committee for Work with Diaspora, the South Caucasus Forum brings together more than 300 foreign experts, high ranking officials, former heads of state and government, and scientists.
Opening the event, co-chair of the Board of Directors of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, director of the Library of Alexandria Ismail Serageldin stressed the importance of the South Caucasus Forum. He thanked the Azerbaijani government for the excellent organization of the event.
President Ilham Aliyev addressed the Forum.
Other speakers at the event included Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, co-chair of the Board of Directors of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, former President of Latvia Mrs. Vaira Vīke-Freiberga, and President of the Club de Madrid, former PM of the Netherlands Wim Kok.

AzerTAc