President Aliyev holds several meetings - UPDATE
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev received Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich in Baku on April 25, Azertac reports.
Myasnikovich extended greetings and best wishes of Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko to the head of state.
Saying he visited Azerbaijan four years ago, l Myasnikovich added that significant changes had happened in Baku ever since. He congratulated President Aliyev on Azerbaijan`s successes and considerable accomplishments in various areas, particularly in the economic sector. Mikhail Myasnikovich underlined the importance of Azerbaijan`s hosting world-scale events, including the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.
The head of state 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 successes.
The head of state 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.
The Azerbaijani president 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 Alexander Lukashenko, and asked Mikhail Myasnikovich to extend his greetings to the President of Belarus.
Later, President Aliyev received a delegation led by member of the National Assembly of the French Republic, President of the Association of Friends of Azerbaijan in France Jean-Francois Mancel.
Mancel was a close friend of Azerbaijan, President Aliyev hailed his role in developing the relations between the two countries.
Touching upon the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Baku, the head of state said the guests from a number of countries had already arrived for the event, and hailed the fact that France was represented at the event by a large delegation.
President Aliyev noted that the Forum also created a good opportunity for discussing the bilateral ties. The head of state expressed confidence that Jean-Francois Mancel`s visit to Azerbaijan would be a success.
Mancel said they supported Azerbaijan`s fair position in this complicated situation. He noted that they were working to ensure that the French government demonstrates a fair stance on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the French society knows Azerbaijan better.
Touching upon the interparliamentary cooperation, Jean-Francois Mancel praised the close friendship and cooperation with head of Azerbaijan-France interparliamentary friendship group, Azerbaijan`s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.
The sides highlighted the importance of the 7th UNAOC Global Forum, hailed the development of Azerbaijan-France bilateral ties, and expressed confidence that these relations would continue to strengthen.
Then, the Azerbaijani leader received Minister of State for Tolerance of the United Arab Emirates Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi.
Noting that the relations between the two countries were developing successfully, the head of state recalled with pleasure his successful official visit to the United Arab Emirates and meetings he held there.
Stressing that the two countries enjoyed friendly and partnership ties, President Aliyev noted that the number of Azerbaijanis visiting the UAE was bigger before, the number of UAE tourists visiting Azerbaijan had recently increased.
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi said Azerbaijan achieved the rapid development as a result of the implementation of the big infrastructure projects, adding that Baku had become a beautiful and modern city.
Noting that this time she visited Azerbaijan as a Minister of State for Tolerance, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi said the UAE was a multi-national country, and hailed the role of different communities living here in developing the country and ensuring economic success.
The sides further stressed the importance of successful cooperation between the two countries within international organizations, and exchanged views over the issues related to the development of the bilateral ties in cultural, trade, tourism and other spheres.
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