On 13 December 2021, Khazar University’s Vice-Rector for International Affairs, Vlad Vernygora, took part in the Opening of the Pacific Alliance Conference Room at the Demirchi Tower in Baku. Mr. Elnur Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, was the guest of honour at the ceremony, giving his remarks on the importance of the occasion. Mr. Luis Antonio Dimaté Cardenas, Ambassador of Colombia, Mr. Rodrigo Labardini, Ambassador of Mexico, and Mr. Fidel Coloma, Head of Mission of Chile spoke at the event.

The remarks were followed by a short presentation about the Pacific Alliance and framework’s significance for international trade and geo-strategic developments.

In the couloirs, Khazar University’s role in promoting the Asia-Pacific studies and Azerbaijan’s academic cooperation with the Pacific Alliance-bound countries was acknowledged.