The panel discussion at Baku made the following key observations: 

• The international system centred on the United Nations is inadequate in implementing the rule of law on equal and fair basis and resolving conflicts. It is necessary to review the institutional structures of the United Nations, including the Security Council. It is also necessary for all countries to commit financial resources and peacekeeping forces to the UN. 

• It is important to have dialogue at various levels, primarily between governments but also with non-state actors. However, in order for dialogue to be meaningful, it is critical to understand the position of various parties. It is also important to listen to opposite perspectives and to address the psychological drivers of  violence. 

• International law and dialogue may not work with regards to organisations such as Daesh (ISIS) and Boko Haram which do not believe in the very idea of state, and which are present in different forms in different parts of the world. In order to deal with such an organisation, it is first of all required to understand it thoroughly and deeply. Such an understanding is currently missing in the world.

In the panel discussion, Mr Novruz Mammadov presented his perspectives on the ongoing conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the crisis of displacement resulting from it.

SFG also had bilateral meetings with Mr Mevlut Cavosuglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey; Mr Samad Seyidov, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Azerbaijan; and several other leaders. 

About 2000 delegates from 140 countries participated in the UNAOC Global Forum in Baku.

To watch the full panel discussion, please click on this video link to the Web TV of the United Nations:

http://webtv.un.org/watch/constructing-peace-deconstructing-terror-breakout-sessions-7th-unaoc-global-forum-25-27-april-2016-baku-azerbaijan/4865572302001