BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15. The 7th World Forum
on Intercultural Dialogue will be held in Baku on October 27-29, a
source in the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture told Trend.
The source noted that the forum will be held in partnership with
the Ministry of Culture, the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Alliance of
Civilizations (UNAOC), the Islamic World Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and the UN World Tourism
Organization (UN Tourism).
The forum, which is part of the Baku Process on intercultural
dialogue, initiated by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev in 2008, was founded in 2011, and this year marks the
15th anniversary of the forum.
The Baku Process and the Forum held within its framework are
recognized by the United Nations as the leading global platform for
promoting intercultural dialogue and international cooperation.
