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BAKU – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met on Thursday British lawmakers led by Mark Field, chairman of the UK-Azerbaijan parliamentary group, member of the Conservative Party.

Field said one of his group`s objectives was to deliver information about Azerbaijan to members of the British parliament. He noted Azerbaijan had great potential not only in the oil and gas sector, but also non-energy one. He expressed hope the UK and Azerbaijan would share best practices in agriculture, tourism, sports, culture and other areas.

Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Field said over the last 20 years the Azerbaijani people and government had been very patient towards the problem. He stressed they comprehend Azerbaijan`s concerns over this conflict. Field also added during the visit they would learn more about the problem.

President Aliyev highly appreciated the fact that UK-Azerbaijan parliamentary group delivers information about the accomplishments in Azerbaijan.

He pointed out Azerbaijan-UK relationship, covering various fields, was developing successfully. He added the two countries enjoy long history of energy cooperation.

Aliyev underlined the importance of expanding cooperation in making investments in tourism, sports, culture fields, as well as non-oil sector.