ICESCO chief: Youth Forum in Shusha - step towards peace between nations

He thanked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva and the Azerbaijani people for this initiative, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

Malik said that youth play an important role in peace: "Also, youth make up 42 per cent of ISESCO's workforce. We want to increase this number to 50 per cent.

He added that the ongoing forum is a beacon of hope: "We believe that this initiative will be sustainable. Cooperation between ISESCO and Azerbaijan will be strengthened. We also want to participate in the COP29 summit".