Ilham Aliyev participated in the opening ceremony of Diplomatic Forum in Antalya

On April 17, the opening ceremony of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum was held in Antalya, Turkey.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva participated in the event.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made an opening speech at the event.

Then the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made a speech. In his speech, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized that the ongoing normalization process between Turkey and Armenia is being carried out in connection with Azerbaijan. Speaking about the Organization of Turkic States, the President of Turkey stated that the activity of the organization is developing further and said: "At the XIII Turkic World Summit, which we will organize in our country in the last months of this year, we will take over the chairmanship from Azerbaijan in a new period. Hopefully, during this period, we will further increase the international activity and prestige of our organization. We are advancing step by step in the process of normalization with our neighbor Armenia in coordination with Azerbaijan. In this way, the East-West-Middle Corridor initiative, which is the most reliable trade route between Asia and Europe and passes through the Caspian, is also strong. our support continues".

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Note that the current global landscape is increasingly difficult to predict amid geopolitical tensions, shifting power balances, trade barriers, and growing pressure on multilateralism. The theme of the Fifth Forum, "Coping with Uncertainties in Planning for the Future," requires identifying risks and opportunities, developing strategies, and turning agreements into action.

This year's forum is attended by 22 heads of state and government, 14 deputy heads of state and government, more than 50 ministers, 39 of whom are foreign ministers, and more than 500 high-level persons, including 75 representatives of international organizations, from more than 150 countries.

More than 40 events and sessions, including leaders' panels, are expected to be held within the framework of the forum.