GNF - Baku – Candidate City from Azercosmos to Host 73rd IAC in 2022

At this event the guests got acquainted with the Candidate City Baku, which is considered a commercial, political and cultural bridge between East and West, North and South for many centuries. In addition, guests met Azercosmos, the one and only satellite operator in South Caucasus, which is to organize the 73th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in 2022.

At the promotional event the Chairman of the Board & CEO of Azercosmos Mr. Rashad Nabiyev will talked about Azercosmos, its satellites, projects and contributions to the space industry as well as to the start-up ecosystem. He talked about the steps taken by
Azercosmos in international cooperation for the achievement of the goals to turn Azerbaijan into an important space science and technology hub of the region.

After Mr. Nabiyev’s speech, the representative of State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ms. Sevda Aliyeva gave information about Baku city. Ms. Aliyeva mentioned the large-scale international events to which Baku served as a host city throughout the past years, how the guests enjoyed those events hold in the largest city of the Caucasus region tasting its delicious food, walking through the walls of Old City and enjoying various entertainment.