Azerbaijan plays an important role in strengthening mutual relations between the countries of the region and actively contributes to the advancement of the goals of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), ECO Secretary General Asad Majeed Khan told Report on the sidelines of the ECO's first-ever youth forum held in Aghdam, Report informs.
"I would like to thank the government and people of Azerbaijan for their hospitality. We are very happy to be in the Karabakh region, in Aghdam. This is already the third ECO summit organized by Azerbaijan. We express our deep gratitude for the contribution of your country to the activities of our organization. Azerbaijan actively contributes to strengthening ties in the region, as well as to promoting sustainable development and prosperity," the secretary general said.