The World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue held biannually in Baku has taken responsibility for delivering the global agenda on the Dialogue among Civilizations adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (November 2001), the UNESCO Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005), the Islamic Declaration on Cultural Diversity, which was adopted by ISESCO in 2004, Declaration and Action Plan of the Third Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe member states, the Council of Europe White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue (May 2008), as well as the Baku Declaration for the Promotion of Intercultural Dialogue.

In cooperation with UNESCO, UN Alliance of Civilizations, UN World Tourism Organization, Council of Europe, ISESCO, North-South Center of the Council of Europe 4th WORLD FORUM ON INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE was held on May 5-6 in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan.

Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan in his opening speech said goal of the forum is fostering dialogue among different nations. He mentioned to conflicts around the world and civil wars and violence in some countries in the region as concerning and said: human community needs dialogue and understanding more than ever and its realization could have positive effects on all fields.

Aliyev mentioned his country activities in promoting intercultural dialogue and said: 2017 is announced in Azerbaijan as year of Islamic solidarity.

Irina Bokova, DG of UNESCO also said destruction of cultural, historical and artistic heritage due to conflicts around the world is concerning.

She mentioned fostering of violence, Islamophobia and children deprivation from  education and said: we should face to these challenges together and take meaningful steps.

Yasser Salimi, Deputy Chair of International Relations and Diplomacy Committee and Chair of Youth Committee of Salaam Global Foundation also participated in the forum. He attended in some sessions including "The emergence of new nationalism: How to prevent rising of populism and polarization", “Empowering youth to prevent violent extremism through education” and “The role of Cities’ policies in promoting dialogue among cultures” and discussed and exchanged ideas with the participants. While introducing Salaam Global Foundation he examined possible cooperation areas with other participants and their entities.