Baku, Azerbaijan, Mar. 16
Trend:
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with President of the Republic of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis in Baku Mar. 16.
President Aliyev expressed his satisfaction with the participation of President Vejonis in the 5th Global Baku Forum, adding this event has already become a tradition.
President Vejonis stressed the importance of the fact that delegates from 53 countries attend the 5th Global Baku Forum, and noted that the Azerbaijani side excellently organized the event.
President Vejonis said he is proud that former Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga is a co-chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.
President Vejonis presented a letter to President Aliyev, inviting him to pay an official visit to Latvia.
He expressed confidence that the trip will contribute to the expansion of cooperation between the two countries. Touching upon Azerbaijan-Latvia relations in various areas, President Vejonis pointed out the work to enhance cooperation in the field of education.
President Vejonis noted that relevant measures were taken in order to ensure the study of Azerbaijani students in Latvian universities.
The sides exchanged views on the negotiations to settle the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
They underlined that bonds between Azerbaijan and Latvia are successfully developing in a variety of fields. The presidents noted that there are good opportunities for expanding bilateral cooperation.