On Thursday Murtuz Alasgarov, the speaker of the Milli Majlis (Parliament), received members of the Kuwait-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group in Baku. The meeting discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, Trend reports.
The speaker noted that the protocol on development of interstate ties signed in 1993 is carried out in high level. “The Azerbaijani embassy in Kuwait was opened in 2003 as a result of our friendship. We support extending of the ties,” Alasgarov underlined.
Alasgarov thanked the gests for support of Azerbaijan’s position in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and mentioned its exclusive role as a member of the Islam Conference Organization in the adoption of the resolution in favor of Azerbaijan.
Ali Hamud Mansur Al-Hajri, the head of the Kuwait-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group, also member of Kuwaiti Parliament on Internal Affairs and Defense, stressed that the goal of their visit was to develop interstate bonds.
Touching upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, refugees and internally displaced peoples, he underlined that Kuwait understood Azerbaijan’s pain. The guest also stressed that he will raise the issue of the opening of the Kuwaiti embassy in Azerbaijan.