The Global Baku Forum has become one of the most acknowledged global platforms bringing the best minds together, thanks to the leadership of the Co-Chairs, H.E. President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Dr. Ismail Serag-El-Din. The theme of this year’s forum is “Fixing the Fractured World”. I want to reiterate here that the absence of global peace continues to erode our world.