Azerbaijan faces the problem of a high level of mine contamination. Some 300 Azerbaijanis have been killed or seriously injured so far in mine explosions since the end of the Second Karabakh War in November 10, 2020, said President of Azerbaijan as he received President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Csaba Kőrösi, APA reports.
The head of state also highlighted the large-scale restoration and reconstruction works which are being carried out in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.
President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan had put forward an initiative to establish a new Sustainable Development Goal on demining, emphasized the importance of conducting discussions in this regard within the framework of the UN, and touched upon the issue of reforms in the UN’s highest bodies.
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President Ilham Aliyev received Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency-UPDATED
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi, APA reports.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency congratulated the head of state on Azerbaijan`s successful chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement. He said that Azerbaijan`s chairmanship of this Movement had a practical nature, and made a great contribution to international peace and security, and strengthened the role of the Movement in the world.
Rafael Mariano Grossi emphasized the development of fruitful cooperation between Azerbaijan and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
President Ilham Aliyev thanked Rafael Mariano Grossi for participating in the event, and underlined that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The head of state stressed the importance of peaceful use of nuclear technology. President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the practical importance of Azerbaijan’s relations with the agency in agriculture, medicine and petrochemical fields.
The Azerbaijani leader touched upon nuclear security problems, drawing attention to the operation of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia, which pose a big nuclear threat to Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Armenia and the whole region. The head of state underlined that the plant is using outdated technology and has serious technical problems. President Ilham Aliyev expressed concern over illegal trade of some nuclear materials originating from Metsamor Plant.
The importance for all countries to abide by the nuclear non-proliferation treaty was underlined at the meeting with concern raised over attempts to create nuclear weapons, which pose a serious threat to international peace and security.
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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi on March 2, APA reports.
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Reception was hosted on behalf of President Ilham Aliyev in honor of participants of Summit-level Meeting of Non-Aligned Movement held in Baku
A reception has been hosted on behalf of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in honor of heads of state and government and heads of international organizations participating in the Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19, APA reports.
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International forum on global problems to be held in Kazakhstan
The international forum will be held in Astana in June, said Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Tumysh said at the Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group in response to COVID-19 on post-pandemic global recovery, which is held in Baku, APA reports.
According to him, the forum which will be held on June 8-9, will be chaired by the President of Kazakhstan.
The forum will discuss global problems such as climate change, food crises, and energy security.
Kazakhstan also invited the official NAM representation.
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