Jordan’s national holiday marked in Baku
By Amina Nazarli
The Jordanian embassy in Baku has arranged an official reception on the country’s national holiday - the Day of Independence.
Governmental officials, MPs, ambassadors of foreign countries in Baku, representatives of the international organizations and public figures joined the ceremony to celebrate Jordan with such a significant date, Azertac reports.
Ambassador Mohammad Nassar Ibrahim al-Habasneh addressed the
event, speaking of the path the country passed after gaining state
independence.
He underlined, that during these years his country achieved great
successes in the economic and cultural spheres, and that Jordan
holds worthy place among the world community.
The Ambassador noted that bilateral relations between Jordan and Azerbaijan successfully develop thanks to the heads of states – King of Jordan Abdullah II and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
He also congratulated President and people of Azerbaijan on 28 May- Republic Day, wished dynamic progress and new successes.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev congratulated the friendly people of Jordan on the landmark event on behalf of the Azerbaijani President, and conveyed greetings and best wishes of the head of state to the ceremony participants.
The Deputy Minister said that the two countries enjoy successful cooperation in economic, cultural, trade, information, communications and tourism spheres.
Mammadguliyev said that the reciprocal visits of the heads of state, meetings and talks at high level create favorable environment for development of bilateral relations in the years to come.
Over the past years bilateral interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Jordan, are dynamically developing in all areas, reaching an unprecedented high level of strategic partnership.
The Jordan Kingdom relates to Azerbaijan as reliable economic and political ally. Jordan repeatedly voiced intention to activate ties with Azerbaijan, which is the leading country in South Caucasus and to invest heavily in economy of the country.
Amman and Baku also have ambitious plans to expand their cooperation in education, culture and other fields to serve the interests of their peoples.
Azerbaijani Embassy was opened in Jordan in 2006 and in 2007, Jordan Embassy was established in Azerbaijan.
Jordan is a country that has consistently and clearly supports Azerbaijan's fair position on Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict within the framework of international law. Jordan supports Azerbaijan in the framework of international organizations such as the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other international organizations.
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