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D-8 Secretary General arrives in Azerbaijan

D-8 Secretary General arrives in Azerbaijan

Baku, May 17, AZERTAC

Sohail Mahmood, Secretary General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), arrived in Azerbaijan on May 17 to participate in the 13th Session of the UN World Urban Forum (WUF13).

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Sohail Mahmood was welcomed by officials.

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