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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday accepted the credentials of newly appointed Swedish ambassador Mikael Eriksson.

President Aliyev described the level of political relations between Azerbaijan and Sweden as "good". He noted the two countries were closely cooperating within the Eastern Partnership program. The president also underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation from the point of view of Azerbaijan-NATO cooperation. He noted his country was interested in Swedish companies` participation in various fields of the Azerbaijani economy. President Aliyev said good potential existed to develop relations between Azerbaijan and Sweden even more.

Eriksson, in turn, said his country was interested in expansion of relationship with Azerbaijan. He recalled a last week's visit of delegation of Swedish businessmen to Azerbaijan.

The diplomat said necessary actions are in place to develop bilateral cooperation in various fields.

President Aliyev also accepted credentials of Croatian ambassador Drazen Hrastic.

The president said Croatia-Azerbaijan relationship is developing successfully. He highlighted the importance of high-level reciprocal visits for expansion of bilateral ties.

Aliyev noted Azerbaijan is keen on developing bilateral ties in all fields. The Azerbaijani leader found the significance of mutual investments to scale up economic cooperation.

Hrastic pointed out Azerbaijan is a friendly and important nation for Croatia. The ambassador said he would spare no efforts to deepen Croatia-Azerbaijan relations during his tenure.