International Organization Crans Montana removed from its official website the announcement on the holding its annual forum in Baku on June 27-30. The announcement of the 24th annual Crans Montana Forum was on the site for about a month, and it was disseminated in the press in April. The Azerbaijani side has not commented on the incident.
The participation of 600 representatives from around the world and the business circles, conduction interactive sessions "Year of ICT in Azerbaijan: goals and opportunities," plenary session "The example of successful bilateral cooperation: Azerbaijan and Romania", "Azerbaijan and its international relations: the implementation of international and regional strategies" was planned.
In July last year, Azerbaijan hosted the 23rd forum Crans Montana, held with the support of the government and the personal patronage of President Ilham Aliyev.
Forum Crans Montana is the Swiss International Organization created in Crans Montana (Switzerland) in 1986. It is officially recognized by all major international organizations and works closely with them. Crans Montana Forum works closely with partner agencies such as the UN, UNESCO, UNIDO, ISESCO, the European Union, the Council of Europe, OFID, as well as with major international groups.
President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva in 2011 and 2012 were awarded the highest honor of the Forum "Prix de la Fondation".
The main objective of the fund, which has been existing for 30 years, was usually called a contribution to the organization of direct contacts between business, government and political leaders of various countries. But on May 27 in an interview with the online edition of NewEurope, the President of Crans Montana, Montana, Jean-Paul Carteron, published a more overt idea of the mission of the Crans Montana - adaptation of new democracies and authoritarian regimes of the evolution of authoritarian regimes towards liberalism and democracy.
This year, the official Baku is not happy with lobbied international events. Earlier, in April, were held in Baku in an unfortunate the first World Forum of MGIMO and the Davos Economic Forum. Both events were ignored by the invited high-ranking officials and businessmen from several countries, including Russia. --0—
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