Ilham Aliyev attended the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul

The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit took place in the Korean capital. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the summit.

The nuclear security summit is dedicated to the prevention of nuclear terrorism, which poses a serious threat to the international community in the 21st century. The summit, being attended by heads of state and government from more than 50 countries, as well as heads of international organizations, discusses key nuclear security issues, including the fight against nuclear terrorism, protection of nuclear materials and facilities, prevention of the illicit trafficking in nuclear materials and problems relating to nuclear security against the backdrop of the events at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

The participation of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the head of the leading country of the South Caucasus, in the summit is an indication of the importance attached to our country internationally.

As part of the summit, a reception in honor of heads of delegations was hosted on behalf of President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak on 26 March.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the ceremony.

The ceremony was followed by a luncheon involving heads of delegations.

At the end of the day, a working dinner was hosted for members of delegations by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea.