BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. The parliamentary organizations, like the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, should not let themselves be used as pawns by certain groups to twist arms and play by different rules, the Chairperson of the Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova said, Trend reports.
She made the statement during her speech at the plenary session of the X Parliamentary Forum of BRICS countries on July 11.
The Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament stressed that parliamentary organizations should encourage dialogue and cooperation.
Sahiba Gafarova noted that ensuring the effectiveness of the international system requires building fair relations based on respect for each other and strengthening multilateralism. Guided by these principles in its foreign policy, Azerbaijan encourages dialog, cooperation, and solidarity both in bilateral relations and multilateral formats.
According to her, these principles are also priorities for BRICS, given that Azerbaijan has already expressed its desire to join this organisation.
It was also pointed out that achieving shared objectives would benefit from stepping up collaboration in this area.
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