UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will pay a visit to Azerbaijan, diplomatic sources told Trend on April 20.

He will  take part in the 7th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) scheduled on April 25-27 in Baku.

Bilateral meetings at a high level are planned within the framework of the visit. A meeting with the participation of senior officials and around 30 sessions are planned to be held during the Forum. The Baku Declaration is planned to be adopted at a high-level meeting of the UNAOC.

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on July 24, 2015 to create the organizing committee for holding the 7th UNAOC Global Forum in Baku.