Azerbaijan, Baku, 12 May / corr. Trend M. Aliyev/ The solemn opening ceremony of the Embassy of Switzerland in Azerbaijan was held on 12 May. The President of Switzerland Pascal Couchepin and the speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Ogtay Asadov took part in the opening ceremony.
Pascal Couchepin stated that he had met with the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani MPs and other high-rank officials of Azerbaijan within the framework of his visit on 12 May. "We hope that these meetings will have a good impact on the relations between our two countries," he said.
The visit of Couchepin to Baku took place at the invitation of the Azerbaijani President who invited his counterpart to visit Azerbaijan during the World Economic Forum in Davos in January.
The comprehensive discussions on the current state and prospects of the development of the Azerbaijan-Switzerland cooperation in various areas of mutual interest are expected to be held within the first visit of the head of the Switzerland Confederation to Azerbaijan.
The visit of Pascal Couchepin to Azerbaijan will end on 13 May.
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