France, Strasburg, Nov. 19 / Trend A.Maharramli /
Azerbaijan is an important Swiss partner, Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said today.
Swiss-Azerbaijani bilateral relations are developing rapidly. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev recently visited Switzerland, and "many Swiss ministers have visited Azerbaijan," Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Chairman Micheline Calmy-Rey told Trend today.
According to the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee, trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Switzerland totaled $ 68.8 million in January-September 2009.
Calmy-Rey expressed his hope to make regular visits to Azerbaijan, but the minister did not name specific dates.
The chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers was handed over from Slovenia to Switzerland Nov.18.
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