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Azerbaijani President attends Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul - PHOTO

Azerbaijani President attends Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul - <font color=red>PHOTO</font>

27 March 2012 07:28 (UTC +04:00)

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is also attending the Summit, APA reports.

The Nuclear Security Summit is the largest summit in the security field that discusses international cooperative measures to protect nuclear materials and facilities from terrorist groups in the 21st century, with participation from more than 53 heads of state, government and international organizations. The main issues being discussed at the Summit are cooperative measures to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism, protection of nuclear materials and related facilities, prevention of illicit trafficking of nuclear materials, as well as nuclear safety which became the focus of renewed attention following the Fukushima nuclear accident.

As part of the Summit, President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak hosted a reception in honor of heads of delegations.

President Ilham Aliyev attended the event.

Then, a working dinner for heads of delegations was held.

South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade hosted a working dinner in honor of members of delegations.