UN General Assembly President gives lecture at ADA University

Baku, April 6, AZERTAC President of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly Miroslav Lajčák has given a lecture at ADA University. Opening the event, rector of the university Hafiz Pashayev said ADA University cooperates with the world`s best universities. He highlighted large-scale educational reforms carried out in the country. In his lecture, Lajčák spoke of the challenges facing humanity, including poverty, climate change and international terrorism. He hailed cooperation between Azerbaijan and the UN. Lajčák commended the country for its contribution to the intercultural and interreligious dialogue and fight against international terrorism. He also praised Azerbaijan`s constantly growing influence, saying that the country is hosting a large number of high-profile international events. On the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Lajčák called on the OSCE Minsk Group to speed up efforts to facilitate the soonest possible solution. The lecture continued with a question and answer session with the President of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly.