Baku, Azerbaijan, June 1
Trend:
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received British Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy Baroness Nicholson.
Praising Baroness Nicholson's participation in the opening ceremony of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas 2016 Exhibition, the president expressed his gratitude for UK Prime Minister David Cameron's message addressed to the exhibition participants and for his remarks about friendly relations.
Noting that Azerbaijan and the UK enjoy very good bilateral relations, President Aliyev hailed the mutual understanding and mutual support between the two countries.
Pointing to the successful cooperation between Azerbaijan and the UK in energy sector, the president stressed that bilateral relations between the two countries cover a number of other areas too.
President Aliyev underlined Azerbaijan's interest in more active cooperation with British companies specializing in agriculture, technology, infrastructure projects and other fields, and emphasized the significance of the activities of the joint working group in this regard.
Baroness Nicholson extended PM Cameron's greetings and best wishes to President Aliyev.
Saying she was delighted to participate in the opening ceremony of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas 2016 Exhibition, Baroness Nicholson noted she is honored that her country is an important partner of Azerbaijan.
Baroness Nicholson said as the British prime ministerial trade envoy she would spare no effort to further strengthen relations between the two countries.
President Aliyev expressed his gratitude for Cameron's greetings and asked Baroness Nicholson to extend his greetings to the British prime minister.