BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18. President of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has expressed gratitude to President
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for hosting the 13th session of the
World Urban Forum (WUF13), Trend reports.


He made the remark during the leaders' statement at WUF13 in
Baku.


"First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the
impeccable organization of today's forum in the beautiful city of
Baku—the pearl of the Caspian Sea and the world," he said.


Mirziyoyev noted that Azerbaijan is experiencing rapid and
large-scale development, particularly in Karabakh.


"In a short period of time, entire cities have been rebuilt in
the liberated territories, new residential complexes and modern
infrastructure have been built. I would like to take this
opportunity to emphasize that Uzbekistan is ready to make a worthy
contribution to these noble efforts," he pointed out.