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By Sara Israfilbayova

The parliamentary diplomacy plays a special role in the development of Azerbaijan-Colombia relations,” said Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov as he met with the Colombian Senate`s First Vice President Daira de Jesús Galvis Méndez and Chairperson of Colombia-Azerbaijan Friendship Group, Senator Teresita Garcia Romero.

The senators hailed their meetings with Azerbaijan`s First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and Azerbaijani MPs on the sidelines of the 5th International Humanitarian Forum in Baku.

Mammadyarov thanked the Colombian Senate for supporting of Azerbaijan`s just position on resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Colombia is the second country in Latin America [the first country is Mexico], the Senate of which adopted a resolution condemning the occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia and assessing the events in Khojaly in 1992 as an act of genocide.

A resolution on the 25th anniversary of Khojaly Genocide signed by the Colombian Vice President, head of the foreign relations and national security commission as well as senators was presented to the Azerbaijani Minister.

Previously, Mammadyarov was received by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who stressed that Azerbaijan is the most powerful country of the region.

Elmar Mammadyarov also met with his Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin on May 31.

The sides talked about the importance of exchange of high level visits for enhancing the contacts at the various levels between the governments and holding a political dialogue in a regular basis. In this regard, the ministers particularly pointed out that establishment of diplomatic missions has served as an added impulse for dynamism of bilateral cooperation.

Mammadyarov noted that the trade turnover between the two countries does not meet their potential and the establishment of a joint working group on trade and economic cooperation can be useful for the development of bilateral economic relations.

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