Baku, Azerbaijan, April 25
Trend:
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich April 25.
Myasnikovich extended greetings and best wishes of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to President Aliyev.
Saying he visited Azerbaijan four years ago, Myasnikovich added that significant changes happened in Baku since then. He congratulated President Aliyev on Azerbaijan`s success and considerable accomplishments in various areas, particularly in the economic sector.
Myasnikovich underlined the importance of Azerbaijan`s hosting world-scale events, including the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.
The president said he had visited Belarus several times, adding that each time he witnessed development, progress, order and sincerity in the country.
Saying that great importance had recently been attached in the world and Europe to the role and successful development of Belarus, President Aliyev offered his congratulations on these achievements and said that the two countries were happy for each other`s success.
The president emphasized the significance of the fact that Belarus was highly represented at the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, describing this as a sign of the importance attached by Belarus to the event as well as the country`s respect for Azerbaijan.
President Aliyev said relations with the friendly and partner country Belarus were successfully developing in political, economic and other areas, adding that the inter-parliamentary cooperation was contributing to the development of the bilateral ties.
President Aliyev thanked for the greetings of President Lukashenko, and asked Myasnikovich to extend his greetings to the president of Belarus.