BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 11. I personally admire
such a leader as President Ilham Aliyev, former Prime Minister of
Israel Ehud Olmert, participating at the X Global Baku Forum, told
reporters, Trend reports.
“Azerbaijan has a distinguished leader which I admire, President
Ilham Aliyev. I think that Azerbaijani army showed its strength in
the last few years in fighting for the dignity and the integrity of
the country,” he said.
Olmert added that Azerbaijan has strong friends and Israel is
among them.
Organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, under the
patronage of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the X Global
Baku Forum kicked off on March 9. The forum’s topic this year is
“The World of Today: Challenges and Hopes”.
The Forum, which will last until March 11, is attended by
high-ranking guests from dozens of countries, among them current
and former heads of states and governments, prominent public and
political figures, leading foreign experts, the leadership of the
World Health Organization, the League of Arab States, and other
major international organizations.