President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser.

The head of state noted that UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser was a close friend of Azerbaijan, hailing his role as important in expanding partnership between the UN and Azerbaijan.

President Ilham Aliyev said the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser was awarded the "Dostluq" (Friendship) Order, one of the high state awards of Azerbaijan, for his fruitful contributions to the development of mutual relations and establishment of intercultural dialogue between Azerbaijan and the United Nations, and handed the Order to him.

UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser stressed the importance of Azerbaijan in terms of developing tolerance and dialogue, especially praising President Ilham Aliyev's leadership in promoting the intercultural dialogue.

UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser thanked the head of state for the "Dostluq" (Friendship) Order, and said he was proud of being awarded this order. He highly appreciated President Ilham Aliyev's leadership in expanding the UN-Azerbaijan cooperation.

The sides stressed the importance of the 7th UNAOC Global Forum to be held in Baku, emphasizing the role of the event in terms of expanding international cooperation.

The sides also exchanged views over the issues related to the development of cooperation between the UN and Azerbaijan in a variety of fields.