Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, has shared a video from the World Urban Forum (WUF13), currently taking place in Baku.

Axar.az reports that Hajiyev noted that despite the impacts of climate change and the whims of the weather, WUF13 is kicking off with a large-scale press conference.
“The future contours of the global urban agenda are being shaped in Azerbaijan. The biggest ever WUF with more than 40.000 participants,” he wrote.

Despite the impacts of climate change and the whims of the weather, WUF13 is kicking off with a large-scale press conference. The future contours of the global urban agenda are being shaped in Azerbaijan. The biggest ever WUF with more than 40.000 participants. pic.twitter.com/IKQk8FSs82

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) May 18, 2026