(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 25. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led
by President of the Parliament (Riigikogu) of the Republic of
Estonia Juri Ratas, Trend reports.
Expressing his hope that the bilateral relations between
Azerbaijan and Estonia will continue successfully developing, the
President stressed the importance of mutual contacts, and noted
that the visits of the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament to
Estonia and of the Speaker of the Estonian Parliament to Azerbaijan
contributed to expanding bilateral relations, including
inter-parliamentary cooperation.
Touching upon the visit of the delegation led by Juri Ratas to
Shusha, President Ilham Aliyev stressed that this visit was very
important in terms of seeing firsthand the large-scale destruction
committed by Armenians in those territories during the
occupation.
Touching upon EU-Azerbaijan relations, the President praised the
results of his recent visit to Brussels, noting the statement by EU
Council President Charles Michel. The President added that the
European Union was playing an important role in normalizing the
relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Noting the importance of
relations with the European Union for the country, the President
said that these relations were multifaceted and covered other areas
in addition to traditional energy. The President said that the
modern transport infrastructure created in Azerbaijan and
Azerbaijan's links with the Caspian littoral states and the West
would play a very important role in the interaction between Europe
and Asia.
President of the Estonian Parliament Juri Ratas congratulated
President Ilham Aliyev and his people on 28 May, Independence Day,
and stressed the importance of celebrating the 30th anniversary of
the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two
countries. Juri Ratas noted that he had fruitful and productive
meetings during his visit to Baku.
The sides exchanged views on prospects for cooperation.
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