During the meeting, AIR Center Chairman Farid Shafiyev spoke on Azerbaijan's balanced foreign policy and its top priorities. Chairman of the Center noted that the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict was one of the main issues at the center of this policy and informed foreign students about the steps taken to resolve this conflict. He also pointed out that Azerbaijan with its population consisting mainly of Muslims is a secular state which at the same time respects all ethnic and religious minorities.

Farid Shafiyev also informed the guests about areas of focus and future plans of the newly established AIR Center.

It is worth noting that the writing contest called "What do I know about Azerbaijan?" has been held jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Youth and Sports since 2011. About 600 winners from 60 countries have visited Azerbaijan so far. This time, 43 students from 10 countries came to Azerbaijan. They planned to visit the country's sights and museums during their stay in Azerbaijan from 25 August to 2 September.