In October 2023, at the 11th meeting of the Executive Council of the OIC Youth Forum, the city of Shusha, the emerald crown of Karabakh, was declared the "Youth Capital" of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for 2024.
In the city of Shusha, within the framework of the International Program "Shusha - Youth Capital of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation 2024", the "Forum of Social Innovations" was organized. Representatives of the state, the Youth Forum of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), delegations of OIC countries, leading representatives of various institutions and organizations and more than 150 young people from 36 countries took part in the forum of social innovations.
On the second day of the International Program "Shusha - Youth Capital of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation 2024", a tour of Shusha was also organized for the participants. Young people from different countries who participated in the OIC got acquainted with the restoration and construction process in Shusha, visited the Shusha fortress, the Upper Govharaga mosque, Jidir, the shot statues of Khan Kyzy Natavan, Uzeyir Hajibeyli and Bulbul.
The symbolic key of the "Youth Capital" - Kazan was handed over to the city of Shusha - the "Youth Capital" of 2024. Shusha resident Kerimli Ulviya received the keys and attracted the attention of the Forum participants with her magnificent speech.