The opening ceremony of the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) was held in Baku, APA reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the event.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach welcomed the heads of state and government, as well as the heads of delegations participating in the session.
The welcoming ceremony was followed by the taking of a family photo.
Then, a video clip prepared by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) dedicated to the opening of WUF13 was screened, and a cultural program was presented.
The head of state addressed the event.
Then, video addresses by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock to the participants of the event were shown, and speeches by President of the UN-Habitat Assembly Nga Kor Ming and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach were heard.
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13:09
The opening ceremony of the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) has got underway in Baku, APA reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva are attending the event.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach welcomed the heads of state and government, as well as the heads of delegations participating in the session.
The welcoming ceremony was followed by the taking of a family photo.
Then, a video clip prepared by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) dedicated to the opening of WUF13 was screened, and a cultural program was presented.
The head of state addressed the event.
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12:51
The opening ceremony of the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) has got underway in Baku, APA reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva are attending the event.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach welcomed the heads of state and government, as well as the heads of delegations participating in the session.
The welcoming ceremony was followed by the taking of a family photo.
Then a video dedicated to the opening of WUF13, prepared by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), was screened and a cultural programme was presented.
The head of state is delivering a speech at the event.
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12:28
The opening ceremony of the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) has got underway in Baku, APA reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva are attending the event.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach welcomed the heads of state and government, as well as the heads of delegations participating in the session.
The welcoming ceremony was followed by the taking of a family photo.
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11:48
The opening ceremony of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) has got underway in Baku, APA reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is attending the event.
