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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday accepted credentials of newly appointed ambassador of Egypt Tarek Housni Ahmed Abou Sena.

President Aliyev said Egypt had an ancient history and a rich culture.

The President noted there was a big potential to expand relationship between Azerbaijan and Egypt. The president said the two countries` peoples enjoy historical friendship relations.

President Aliyev stressed the necessity of expanding bilateral ties in various fields, including political and economic fields.
The new ambassador said Egypt was interested in boosting bilateral relations with Azerbaijan.

The ambassador noted he would spare no efforts to contribute to enhancing cooperation between the two countries.

Then President Aliyev has accepted credentials of newly appointed ambassador of Lithuania Arturas Zurauskas.

President Aliyev noted bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Lithuania were expanding in all directions on the basis of mutual interest.
Aliyev said political cooperation was successfully developing between the two countries.The President noted there were big opportunities for expansion of the bilateral cooperation in the field of economy.

The Azerbaijani leader expressed hope relationship between the two countries would continue to develop rapidly.

The Lithuanian ambassador said he was honored to represent his country in the friendly country as Azerbaijan.

President Aliyev stressed the importance of high-level reciprocal visits for expanding bilateral ties. During the meeting, they expressed confidence Lithuania would contribute to the Azerbaijan-European Union cooperation.

On the same day, Aliyev received credentials of new Iranian ambassador Mohsen Pak Ayin.

Touching upon development of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran, the Azerbaijani leader expressed confidence this cooperation will continue to develop successfully.

Aliyev noted that bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Iran were multilateral and covered a lot of fields.

President Aliyev stressed the importance of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit due in Baku on Tuesday. He underlined the importance of participation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the summit.

President Aliyev expressed confidence that during his diplomatic activity Mohsen Pak Ayin would make his contribution to further expanding the bilateral relationship.

The ambassador conveyed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad`s greetings to the Azerbaijani president.

"[Azerbaijani] national leader Heydar Aliyev played an important role in the establishment of friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Iran," Pak Ayin said.

The ambassador noted he would spare no efforts to contribute to strengthening the relationship between the two countries.