On October 1, the 13th international meeting of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) for Ministers and Members of Parliament (MMoP) began its work, Ednews reports.
Azerbaijan Milli Majlis is hosting the event on the theme "Inclusion of space solutions in the political agenda - important for politicians". International Astronautical Federation President Clay Mowry and other people are participating in the meeting.
Event participants will hold discussions on 3 panel topics. The first panel is entitled "Space Solutions for Improving Public Services", the second panel is "Space Solutions for Disasters and Risk", and the third panel is "Space Solutions for Resource Management".
It should be noted that the International Congress of the International Astronautical Federation for Ministers and Members of Parliament (MMoP) has been organized since 2009.
The 13th meeting is being held on the eve of the 74th Baku International Astronautical Congress, which will be hosted by our country from October 2 to 6.
The capital Baku won the right to host this prestigious event, which has been held since October 1950, during the elections to the General Assembly of the International Astronautical Federation in October 2019 in Washington, the capital of the United States.
Azerbaijan hosted this event for the first time in 1973 during the leadership of National Leader Heydar Aliyev.