Nizami Ganjavi International Center held a preparatory meeting for XXVI HLM and XI GBF

Published: 23 July 2023

Nizami Ganjavi International Center held meetings with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and heads of a number of UN agencies. As a result of the meetings, the Center is holding high-level meetings with the heads of UN agencies in order to hold discussions in the direction of strengthening existing cooperation.

They held meetings with the 77th President of the UNGA (current) Ksaba Korosi, the 78th President (elected) Dennis Francis, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program Achim Steiner, the Chief Executive Officer and President of the US National Committee on Foreign Policy, Mrs. Suzanne Elliott and office of the High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations.

The Center was represented by Co-chair and former Vice-president of the World Bank, Dr. Ismail Sarageldin, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina and UN Ambassador Zlatko Lagumdzia, and Secretary General Rovshan Muradov.

During the meetings, discussions were held regarding the XXVI High-Level Meeting of the Center to be held in New York in September within the framework of the UN General Assembly, and the preparatory phase of the XI Global Baku Forum to be held in March 2024.

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