On January 29, Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, head and founder of the IDEA Public Union, met with Grethel Aguilar, Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in Gland, Switzerland, Trend reports. Touching upon the joint pavilion and other projects presented at last year’s IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, the meeting participants noted the positive experience gained and expressed confidence in the successful continuation of mutual cooperation. The meeting also included discussions on organizing a high-level regional dialogue with IUCN in Azerbaijan and explored cooperation opportunities within international events such as the World Urban Forum (WUF13), World Environment Day, and COP31. At the conclusion of the meeting, a Declaration of Intent was signed to expand cooperation ties and work toward opening an IUCN country office in Azerbaijan. Both parties evaluated these discussions as a significant step in the development of long-term and multilateral cooperation between the IDEA Public Union and IUCN.