President: Azerbaijan is currently considering setting particular national Sustainable Development Goal

“Azerbaijan is currently considering setting a particular national Sustainable Development Goal,” said the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, as he addressed the Summit-Level Meeting of the NAM Contact Group in response to COVID-19 on post-pandemic global recovery in Baku, Report informs via AZERTAC.

“Azerbaijan sees a direct link between SDGs and demining since mines slow down the reconstruction process in the liberated territories and the return of former internally displaced persons. Azerbaijan actively promotes the initiative of launching the 18th SDG on demining. We invite NAM countries to support this initiative,” the head of state added.