The International Forum on Sustainable Development was organized by the United Nations Regional Center for Europe and the CIS in Istanbul.

Persons responsible for coordinating the implementation of SDGs at the national level in European and CIS countries, representatives of the UN and international experts participated in the event, which was organized to strengthen international cooperation in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to discuss the joint solution of the difficulties encountered.

Huseyn Huseynov, head of the Department of Sustainable Development of the Ministry of Economy, who spoke at the panel session of the forum "Governments' view on development policy", said that as a result of measures taken to achieve sustainable development in Azerbaijan, as a result of implemented state programs and strategies, extreme poverty has been eliminated, sustainable development has been achieved and a number of social projects have been successfully implemented. he stressed that it was implemented. It was noted that by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the National Coordinating Council for Sustainable Development and the Working Group for 4 directions were established. The process of determining national priorities and indicators in accordance with global goals and targets, and harmonizing state programs and strategies covering socio-economic fields in the country with the SDGs is ongoing.