BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. A railway station in
Khankendi is scheduled to open in 2027, Elchin Yusubov, Special
Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for
the Aghdara and Khojaly districts, said, Trend reports.
He made the announcement at an event held as part of the 13th
session of the WUF13 in Baku on "Post-conflict urban development:
restoring a destroyed identity and rebuilding an integrated
future."
“To date, 90% of the design work on the railway has been
completed, and 50% of the construction work has been finished.
Construction is scheduled to be completed and the station put into
operation next year,” he emphasized.
The third day of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum
(WUF13) is underway in Baku.
On the first day, a ministerial meeting dedicated to the New
Urban Agenda, a roundtable of ministers, assemblies of women and
civil society, business sessions, and discussions on urban
well-being were held. A ceremony for raising the flags of the
United Nations and Azerbaijan also took place within the framework
of the forum.
The second day of the forum drew attention with the first-ever
Leaders Summit. High-level discussions on the global housing
crisis, urbanization policy, and urban resilience were held that
day. At the same time, the Mexico City pavilion was inaugurated
within the framework of WUF13. The pavilion was presented as an
important platform for expanding cooperation with the Latin
American region and preparing for WUF14.
WUF13, which has attracted more than 40,000 registered
participants from 182 countries, will continue until May 22. Held
under the theme “Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and
communities,” the forum brings together governments, international
organizations, experts, and representatives of civil society to
strengthen global cooperation in the field of sustainable urban
development.
