Azerbaijani MPs visit Israel
A group of Azerbaijani parliamentarians paid an official
three-day visit to Israel. The delegation, which included MPs Samad
Seyidov, Asim Mollazade, Yevda Abramov, Sevinj Fataliyeva and head
of the Israeli Center in Baku Emilia Khudiyeva, held a number of
meetings in Israel.
The Azerbaijani delegation met with President of the State of
Israel Reuven Rivlin, chair of the Knesset Committee on Foreign
Affairs and Defense Tzachi Hanegbi, and Speaker of the Knesset Yuli
Edelstein.
The Azerbaijani delegation thanked the President of Israel for his
speech at the UN on Khojaly massacre and support Azerbaijan`s
position.
They held a meeting with chairman of Israel-Azerbaijan
inter-parliamentary friendship group Avigdor Lieberman, who made a
number of proposals to develop relations between Israel and
Azerbaijan, and also suggested to involve non-governmental
organizations in their efforts to contribute to the strengthening
of the bilateral ties. The delegation also met Deputy Director
General of Eurasia Division at Israel`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Zvi Rav-Ner.
During the meetings, they discussed Azerbaijani-Israeli relations.
The Israeli side said they were interested in boosting bilateral
ties with Azerbaijan.
Earlier in 2013, Yevda Abramov, Samad Seyidov and other Azerbaijani
parliamentarians during the visit to Israel made a traditional
guest tour of the Knesset building and visited the famous main hall
of the parliament. This year’s trip of Azerbaijani MPs is the first
official visit of members of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis to the
Knesset in the history of the two countries` relations.
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