Future global urban agenda taking shape in Azerbaijan, says presidential aide VIDEO

Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, Hikmet Hajiyev, has shared a video from the World Urban Forum (WUF13), currently taking place in Baku, highlighting Azerbaijan’s role in shaping the future direction of the global urban agenda.

Despite the impacts of climate change and the whims of the weather, WUF13 is kicking off with a large-scale press conference. The future contours of the global urban agenda are being shaped in Azerbaijan. The biggest ever WUF with more than 40.000 participants. pic.twitter.com/IKQk8FSs82

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) May 18, 2026

“Despite the impacts of climate change and the whims of the weather, WUF13 is kicking off with a large-scale press conference. The future contours of the global urban agenda are being shaped in Azerbaijan. The biggest ever WUF with more than 40.000 participants,” he wrote on social media platform X.

By Jeyhun Aghazada