President: Azerbaijan to continue cooperation with UN-Habitat

Azerbaijan maintains effective cooperation with the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and will continue its partnership with the UN-Habitat in the future, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said as he received Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, on May 21, Report informs via AZERTAC.

The head of state said that Azerbaijan maintains effective cooperation with the UN-Habitat and will continue its partnership with the Programme in the future, while remaining actively involved in other sessions of the World Urban Forum.

During the meeting, it was noted that the reconstruction and development projects implemented by Azerbaijan in the liberated territories serve as a model for other post-conflict regions. The importance of sharing Azerbaijan's experience within the UN framework with other countries was emphasized.

The meeting recalled that Azerbaijan's "ASAN Khidmet" model has been awarded the UN Public Service Award as well as a UN special award in digital public service delivery. It was noted that the successful "ASAN Khidmet" experience has been implemented in various countries in Africa and Asia.