Baku, Azerbaijan, March 1
Trend:
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Pedro Agramunt March 1.
The president congratulated Agramunt on his election as president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and described his visiting Azerbaijan shortly after his election as a good sign of the bilateral cooperation.
Noting that Azerbaijan`s cooperation with the organization spans 15 years, President Aliyev said Azerbaijan as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe continues its contribution to the positive development processes. The president expressed confidence that the partnership would advance to a new level of development.
Expressing his pleasure to visit Baku, Agramunt noted that it was one of his first foreign visits after his election to this post. He added that the country is of great importance to him.
Agramunt stressed the significance of discussing the issues of mutual interest at a time when the world, especially Europe faced different challenges, adding that Azerbaijan was an important country from the point of view of resolution of some issues.
During the meeting, the sides said there were good opportunities for expanding relations between Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe on the basis of mutual trust and respect, and discussed a number of issues related to the development of cooperation.
