BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30. The Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament, Sahiba Gafarova, met with the ambassadors
of African and other countries of the world in Addis Ababa as part
of her official visit to Ethiopia on July 30.


This was reported by the Press and Public Relations Department
of the Milli Majlis (Parliament of Azerbaijan).


According to the report, speaking at the event, Gafarova said
that strengthening multilateralism in the modern era requires its
adaptation to new global realities.


According to her, parliaments should become one of the main
driving forces of this process. Namely parliaments that are the
main institutions that translate citizens' expectations into state
policy, strengthen transparency, inclusiveness, and public trust.
Therefore, representative parliamentarism is considered one of the
most solid foundations of sustainable development. In this regard,
expanding the exchange of experience and cooperation between
parliaments is of great importance for strengthening
multilateralism and achieving common development goals.


In her speech, the parliament's head shared her views on the
role of Africa in the changing world, the importance of
parliamentary diplomacy, the activities of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU), the world's largest international parliamentary
organization, its future, and the African Agenda - 2063.


Speaking about the activities of the IPU, Gafarova noted that
this organization, as the oldest multilateral political platform
that brings together the world's parliaments, plays an important
role in the development of dialogue, democracy, and
inter-parliamentary cooperation. The meeting emphasized the
importance of expanding the IPU's cooperation with regional
parliamentary organizations, the integration of regional
perspectives into the global parliamentary agenda, and the
importance of more effective implementation of global commitments
at the regional level.


During the conversation, views were exchanged on the
participation of Azerbaijan and African countries in international
parliamentary organizations, the development and place of Africa in
the world, Azerbaijan's achievements in the Non-Aligned Movement
Parliamentary Network, the results of COP29 held in Baku, and other
topics.