BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. Expectations are high
for the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) currently
being held in Baku, Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee
for Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
told journalists, Trend reports.
According to him, Baku has successfully brought international
guests together to address pressing global issues:
"A highly productive platform for collaborative work has been
established here. In my view, this is the most critical
achievement. Guests will also have the opportunity to learn
firsthand about the large-scale projects being implemented across
Azerbaijan."
Anar Guliyev also noted that a special international award has
been established in connection with the 13th session of the World
Urban Forum in Baku.
According to the chairman, the newly introduced prize is named
the "Baku Urban Award": "Moving forward, this award bearing the
name of Baku will be officially presented at every subsequent World
Urban Forum."
