President of Uzbekistan to pay working visit to Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. The President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit
to the city of Baku on May 17–18 at the invitation of the President
of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports citing a press release from the
Office of the President of Uzbekistan.

The Uzbek leader will take part in and deliver a speech at the
Leaders’ Summit of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum, held
under the auspices of the United Nations Human Settlements
Programme.

The forum is dedicated to issues of sustainable urban
development, provision of affordable housing, improving the quality
of the urban environment, climate stability, and enhancing housing
finance mechanisms.

As part of the visit, a number of meetings and negotiations with
heads of foreign delegations are planned.