Leyla Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony of the World Summit on Investing in Children's Well-being in Samarkand

On October 21, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva participated in the opening ceremony of the World Summit "Investing in the Well-being of Children: Towards Sustainable and Equitable Development of Future Generations" and the Second International Congress on Pediatric Oncology in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.

As reported by BAKU.WS, prior to the opening ceremony, First Lady of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ziroat Mirziyoyeva welcomed Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva and other participants.

A group photo was then taken.

Representatives from over 100 countries are participating in the events taking place on October 21-22.

The summit was organized on the initiative of Uzbekistan jointly with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization, and the World Bank.

The adoption of the Samarkand Declaration is expected as an outcome of the summit.

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