Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry issues statement on youth summit of Non-Aligned Movement

The Youth Summit of the countries participating in the Non-Aligned Movement started its work in Baku.

Report informs citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry that at the opening ceremony of the summit, which was attended by youth representatives from more than 60 member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement, Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov greeted the guests and read out the message of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the participants.

The President's address focused on Azerbaijan's successful chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement. It noted that the extension of Azerbaijan's chairmanship by unanimous decision of the member countries for another year - until the end of 2023 - is a vivid example of the successful implementation of the country's chairmanship and the trust of the member states in Azerbaijan.

Ordukhan Gahramanzade, the current chairman of the Youth Network of the Non-Aligned Movement, also spoke at the opening ceremony. He informed the event participants about the work of the Network created in November last year over the past period and plans for the future.

As part of the various segments of the summit, which will last until July 29, participants will discuss the final documents of the event, take part in a simulation exercise of the GH model, as well as a training session on effective organization management, panel discussions with various officials, and presentations.