(MENAFN- AzerNews) President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has
received Speaker of the Parliament of Slovakia Boris Kollár.
The head of state thanked for Boris Kollár-led delegation's
participation in a special session of the Milli Majlis of the
Republic of Azerbaijan to mark the 100th anniversary of National
Leader Heydar Aliyev, and described this as a good sign of
relations between the two countries.
President Ilham Aliyev expressed satisfaction with the conduct
of active Azerbaijan-Slovakia dialogue, saying Boris Kollár's visit
provides a good opportunity for discussing prospects for
cooperation in a variety of areas including development of
interparliamentary ties.
The head of state touched upon relations in the energy sector,
highlighted the importance of the Memorandum of Understanding
between SOCAR and distribution system operators of Bulgaria,
Romania, Hungary, Slovakia signed in April this year in Sofia,
adding the cooperation between the two countries as part of the
“Solidarity Ring” STRING project entered a new stage.
President Ilham Aliyev underlined there is enormous potential
for expanding cooperation in the fields of trade, mutual
investments, transport.
Expressing gratitude for the hospitality, Speaker of Slovak
Parliament Boris Kollár said that they were honored to attend the
event marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Leader.
Saying that the Great Leader is a charismatic personality with
great wisdom and strong will, who laid the foundation of
Azerbaijani statehood, the Speaker of the Slovak Parliament
underlined that thanks to his foresight Azerbaijan is steadily
developing.
Emphasizing that Azerbaijan is a very modern and beautiful
country, Boris Kollár said that this is his second visit to the
country, and recalled with pleasure his visit to Shusha last
year.
Speaker of the Slovak Parliament Boris Kollár said Slovakia
fully and resolutely supports the territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan, noted the restoration and construction works carried in
Azerbaijan's territories liberated from occupation, and pointed out
that Slovak companies are also keen on operating there and
participating in various projects.
Hailing the fruitful demining cooperation between Azerbaijan and
Slovakian companies, Boris Kollár emphasized the effective use of
demining equipment produced in Slovakia for humanitarian mine
clearance in the area.
During the conversation, they discussed the prospects for future
cooperation in the field of energy, and noted that there are great
prospects for the delivery of Azerbaijani gas to Slovakia within
the framework of the "Solidarity Ring" initiative, which was
recently launched in Bulgaria.
Slovakia's support to Azerbaijan's cooperation with the European
Union and NATO was highly appreciated at the meeting.
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