Shorouk Express
AGHDAM, Azerbaijan, July 1. The D-8 Youth Forum
is planned to be held in Baku in July 2025, Secretary-General of
the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) Isiaka
Abdulqadir Imam said in a video address during the Youth Forum of
the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) on the theme
“Strengthening the Role of Youth in Building a Sustainable and
Climate-Resilient Future,” being held in Aghdam, Trend reports.
“The D-8 attaches great importance to empowering youth, in
parallel with efforts to integrate the climate agenda. Azerbaijan
became the ninth member of our organization during the XI Summit of
the Organization in Cairo in December 2024. Since then, the country
has shown active interest and made a significant contribution to
the activities of the D-8. In particular, the country expressed its
readiness to host the D-8 Youth Forum in July 2025 in Baku,” he
explained.
He noted that empowering youth is the most important part of the
D-8 cooperation agenda.
According to him, the D-8 will persist in leveraging the backing
of Azerbaijan and other member states, alongside synergistic
engagement with stakeholders and global entities, including ECO, to
actualize initiatives that catalyze the latent capabilities of the
youth demographic.
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