Aliyev to pay first official visit to Finland
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is due to pay his first official
visit to Finland May 28-30, a source from the Finnish president’s
chancellery said.
Aliyev is expected to meet with his counterpart Tarja Halonen and visit the country’s parliament. He is also to deliver a lecture at the Paasikivi Society.
On Friday, Aliyev will meet Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen.
Halonen, who has acted as the head of state since 2000, paid her first visit to Azerbaijan in September 2005.
Finland, which imports oil and gas, is interested in developing energy cooperation with the resource-rich South Caucasus republic. Finland is the world leader in the field of atomic energy, and a major nuclear power plant is currently under construction in the country.*
Aliyev is expected to meet with his counterpart Tarja Halonen and visit the country’s parliament. He is also to deliver a lecture at the Paasikivi Society.
On Friday, Aliyev will meet Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen.
Halonen, who has acted as the head of state since 2000, paid her first visit to Azerbaijan in September 2005.
Finland, which imports oil and gas, is interested in developing energy cooperation with the resource-rich South Caucasus republic. Finland is the world leader in the field of atomic energy, and a major nuclear power plant is currently under construction in the country.*
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