The Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA) helds a seminar for Ca’ Foscari students

On December 14, Mr. Eltay Aslanov, an officer at the Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, gave a lecture to the students of the Ca’ Foscari course on the geopolitics and economics of the Caspian Sea area. The seminar presented Azerbaijan’s Official Development Assistance strategies within the broader context of the country’s increasing use of soft diplomacy strategies in the development of a “balanced” foreign policy.

The seminar took place on the occasion of an official visit payed to Ca’ Foscari by representatives of AIDA, an institution with which Ca’ Foscari has enjoyed a fruitful cooperation since 2017. The AIDA delegation, headed by the Agency Director, Seymur Fataliyev, also held a working meeting with Ca’ Foscari’s Vice Rector, Prof. Tiziana Lippiello.