
Dorian Koçi, historian and author of the book "A Brief History of Azerbaijan", participated in the 7th edition of the ADA University Policy Forum, held in Khankendi and Baku.
The forum is organized annually by ADA University, the Institute for Development and Diplomacy (IDD) and the Center for the Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), providing a platform for critical discussions and new perspectives on global challenges.
This year’s theme, “Shaping the New World Order – Sovereignty, Political, Social, Economic Sustainability and Resilience”, brought together 80 international participants, more than half of whom were attending for the first time. The event kicked off on Tuesday, April 8, at Karabakh University in the city of Khankendi, and the following day, participants met in Baku with President Ilham Aliyev, who addressed current issues of the international political process.
The topics discussed were closely related to the current international reality: regional and global conflicts, the radicalization of the political scene, the rise of nationalism and attacks on different cultures, the crisis of multilateralism, the weakening of international law and the dominance of force and violence as political tools. Added to these are climate challenges, immigration, protectionism and trade wars.
According to Dorian Koçi, participation in the Forum was "a precious opportunity to understand more deeply the political vision of Azerbaijan in a context of major international transformations, taking into account the fact that Albania and Azerbaijan have built a sustainable partnership, while Albania is one of the countries through which TAP passes and a beneficiary of the gasification of the Korça region, while Azerbaijan is Albania's main partner in the South Caucasus region."
“Of particular importance was the visit to the Karabakh region and especially to the city of Khankendi, where I had the opportunity to see up close the progress of reconstruction and the development of modern infrastructure in a very short time after the liberation that ended a year and a half ago,” said the Albanian historian. “The strategy of the Azerbaijani government foresees that by 2030 over 150,000 people will return to live in Karabakh. Given the pace of the works, this objective seems fully achievable.”