GUAM Secretary General: Activity and Statements

Statement on the Fourth anniversary of the full-scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

February 24, 2026, marks four years since the beginning of the Russian Federation's illegal, unprovoked, and unjustified full-scale war of aggression and military invasion of Ukraine, which followed armed aggression and occupation of parts of Ukrainian territories in 2014. This is the most brutal, atrocious [...]

Participation of the GUAM Secretary General in COP-29

Bravo, Azerbaijan! Congratulations! Finally, the deal is done, and a breakthrough is made! Despite all the odds and dangers of making such a great effort hollow, a compromise has been struck today in Baku, keeping the global process on track and ensuring that all the [...]

GUAM Secretary General Statement at the 4th Crimea Platform Summit

It is my honor and privilege for the fourth time to participate in the summits of the Crimea Platform. At the outset, I would like to congratulate Ukraine on the 4th Annual Crimea Platform Summit, which is organized amid the ongoing unprovoked, unjustified, illegal military [...]

Meeting of the GUAM Secretary General with the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Azerbaijan

5 August 2024, the Secretary General of Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM H.E. Mr. Altai Efendiev met with the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Yuriy Husev at the Embassy of Ukraine in Baku. In a friendly and [...]

Address of the GUAM Secretary General dedicated to the 18th Anniversary of the establishment of the Organization

On May 23, 2006, the leaders of the GUAM founding Member States gathered at their regular Summit in Kyiv to declare the establishment of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM. The aim of the transformation of the regional initiative into a full-fledged [...]

Meeting of the GUAM Secretary General with the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Azerbaijan

10 April 2024, the Secretary General of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM, Mr Altai Efendiev, met with the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr Yurii Husyev, at the premises of the GUAM Secretariat in Kyiv. [...]

Two years of heroic resistance. The war through the eyes of a foreigner in Ukraine. Observations, reflections, revelations

Two years ago, on February 24, at about 04:20, I was awakened in my residence in the center of Kyiv by the powerful blast of a rocket explosion that had stricken the city, notifying the beginning of the sinister imperialistic plans of the Russian leadership [...]

GUAM Secretary General Statement at the Third Summit of the Crimea Platform

At the outset, I would like to join all previous esteemed speakers in congratulating Ukrainians on the Day of the National Flag and the Independence Day that will be celebrated tomorrow. […]

Meeting of the GUAM Secretary General with Adviser on International Issues to the Vice-Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

21 July 2023, the Secretary General of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM, Mr Altai Efendiev, met with Advisor on International Issues to the Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ambassador Oleksandr Mischenko, at the GUAM Headquarters in Kyiv. [...]

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