Uzbekistan delegation attends 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue
Baku, Azerbaijan, hosted the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue under the theme “Dialogue for a shared future: Building bridges in a fractured world”.
The prestigious international forum was attended by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, ICESCO Director General Salim M. AlMalik, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Ángel Moratinos, and representatives of several international organizations and diplomatic missions.
The Uzbekistan delegation, led by Muzaffar Komilov, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Religious and Educational Affairs, also took part in the forum. In his address, Mr. Komilov discussed Uzbekistan’s wide-ranging reforms and experience in promoting religious tolerance, strengthening interethnic harmony, and fostering interfaith understanding.
During the forum, participants held extensive discussions on promoting intercultural and interfaith dialogue, advancing the ideals of peace, strengthening cooperation between peoples and civilizations, and finding collective solutions to global challenges.
As part of the forum, Azerbaijan’s State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations jointly organized a plenary session entitled “Dialogue of Religions: A Roadmap to a Shared Future”.
The session emphasized the shared historical roots, rich cultural heritage, and longstanding bonds of friendship that unite the peoples of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
A. Rustamov, UzA
