“As I have said many times, we have achieved peace with Armenia not only on paper. Although a peace deal was initialed and we adopted a joint declaration seven months ago, we have peace on the ground,” President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 13th Global Baku Forum on Thursday.

The global geopolitical landscape is shifting, with particular focus on the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. President-elect Donald Trump, set to take office on January 20, has signaled his intent to engage Russian President Vladimir Putin in discussions aimed at resolving the crisis in eastern Ukraine.

Israel is “the most direct threat” to both regional and global peace, Türkiye’s president said on Saturday, urging those tasked with safeguarding the world peace to put an “end to this threat," News.Az reports citing Anadolu agency.

The upcoming COP29 in Baku will be an opportunity to set differences aside and contribute to global peace and the climate agenda, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson stated on Friday that China and African countries both advocate for and actively work towards maintaining international peace and security while promoting global development and prosperity, News.Az reports citing Xinhua .

During this year’s United Nations climate conference COP29, host-country Azerbaijan will strive to act as a bridge-builder between all members of the international community, finding common ground among countries on key issues like climate finance and energy transition but also to advance the peace agenda as global conflicts continue to take a heavy toll on people’s lives and the environment.