Azerbaijani President receives Norwegian FM
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on Monday a
Norwegian delegation led by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide,
AzerTac state news agency reported.
Espen Barth Eide conveyed greetings of Crown Prince of Norway
Haakon to the Head of State.
He described long-term operation of the Norwegian Statoil company
in Baku as a good example of the bilateral cooperation. He said
bilateral relationship between Azerbaijan and Norway had a solid
foundation.
The minister noted there were wide opportunities for development of
partner relations between the two countries even more.
President Aliyev recalled a meeting with Crown Prince of Norway
Haakon.
The Azerbaijani president stressed the importance of the fact that
Statoil's first regional office opened in Baku at the initial stage
of Azerbaijan's cooperation with international oil companies.
Aliyev noted the efforts were successfully continuing to develop
ties between the two countries.
They also praised the bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and
Norway on various fronts, in particular in energy sector.
They noted there were good prospects for expanding bilateral
cooperation even more.
The Azerbaijani president asked Espen Barth Eide to pass on his
greetings to the Norwegian Crown Prince.
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