Belarus and Azerbaijan will develop cooperation in the field of sustainable development

On October 25-26, Marianna Shchotkina, National Coordinator on the implementation of SDGs, has shared Belarusian experience of the implementation of the Global Goals at Baku Forum on Sustainable Development. 

Marianna Shchotkina gave a speech at the official opening ceremony of the Baku Forum on Sustainable Development, informed about the work on the implementation of SDGs in Belarus, and emphasized the importance of information and experience exchange between the countries on the issues of implementation of SDGs. 

National Coordinator shared the results of the parliamentary hearings on SDGs and Regional Forum of National Coordinators on Implementation of SDGs, which took place on February 2018 in Minsk. 

The Forum hosted the official meeting between Marianna Shchotkina as the Deputy Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus and Ali Akhmedov, the Deputy Prime-Minister of Azerbaijan and Head of National Coordination Council for sustainable development.

During the meeting, the representatives discussed the ongoing processes in bilateral cooperation, making a special accent on cooperation for the implementation of SDGs and intensification of partnership in this sphere.

The representative of Azerbaijan was impressed by the progress of Belarus in developing the national platform for monitoring the implementation of SDGs, the adaptation of the national system of statistical reporting to the global standards and the experience of developing statistical indicators. This experience is specifically interesting to Azerbaijan. 

The parties agreed to cooperate by holding consultations, shared events and experience exchange regarding the implementation of SDGs.

Фото: UNDP Azerbaijan