▁a ▁respective ▁dec ree ▁approved ▁“ Con ception ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Republic ” ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Three ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁signed ▁the ▁Dec ree ▁on ▁the ▁Form ation ▁of ▁B aku ▁International ▁Centre ▁of ▁Mult icult ural ism ▁He ▁also ▁by ▁President ial ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁declared ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁“ the ▁Year ▁of ▁Mult icult ural ism ” ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁character ized ▁the ▁toler ance ▁and ▁mult icult ural ism ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁policy ▁and ▁l ifest yle ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership ▁A zer ba ij an ▁hosted ▁sevent h ▁Global ▁Forum ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Civil izations ▁( U NA OC ) ▁under ▁the ▁theme ▁“ L iving ▁T ogether ▁in ▁In clus ive ▁Soci eties , ▁A ▁Challenge ▁and ▁A ▁Go al ” ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 – 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Dec ree ▁on ▁Appro ving ▁the ▁State ▁Program ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Development ▁of ▁Car pet ▁Art ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 2 2 ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8