The three-day forum on the theme “Bridging Gaps to Create Inclusive Societies” kicked off in Baku on March 15. The forum is co-organized by the Azerbaijani State Committee on Work with Diaspora and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.

The panel was moderated by Ukraine’s former first lady Kateryna Yushchenko.

Students from various countries, as well as young people working in business and state organizations share their views on ethnic, racial and religious equality.

Later on, the 6th Global Baku Forum was continued with another paneltitled “SCIENCE AND POLITICS”.

The panel session was moderated by Ismail Serageldin, former vice-president of the World Bank, co-chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.

The moderator said that scientific approaches to solving global problems are becoming a necessity in politics.

Addressing the panel, ex-president of Albania Rexhep Meidani said that if the heads of state or government do not have scientific knowledge in the field of managing societies and developing political processes, it will be impossible to achieve change.

He also noted that scientific development greatly contributed to the spread of serious diseases, and this leads to “normal society – normal state”.

In this case, the former Albanian president criticized the Trump administration.

“Now the Trump administration is taking some wrong steps in this direction. In particular, wrong decisions are being made regarding vaccinations, and this goes against sciences,” Meidani added.

Nina Federoff, former science advisor to the US Department of State, along with the latest scientific achievements, some people are trying to realize impossible ideas, and this often leads to bad consequences.

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