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By Nazrin Gadimova

Group of Azerbaijani MPs has visited Bucharest to explore ways of developing relations between the legislative bodies of Azerbaijan and Romania.

The delegation, which included MPs Azay Guliyev, Musa Guliyev and Ganira Pashayeva, visited Romania upon the invitation of Chair of the Romania-Azerbaijan interparliamentary working group Yulian Yanku.

During the visit, the Azerbaijani MPs met members of the interparliamentary working group.

Addressing the meeting, Yanku hailed relations between the two countries, saying the two countries have huge potential to further bolster economic cooperation.

He said Romania's seven companies operate in Azerbaijan in the fields of ICT and oil equipments.

Emphasizing the importance of cultural relations, Yanku praised activities of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation's Romanian branch, adding that his country planned to open the Romanian Culture Institute's first representative office in Azerbaijan. He also praised SOCAR's activities in Romania.

Head of Azerbaijan-Romania interparliamentary working group Azay Guliyev, in turn, described the bilateral relations as "strategic".

Guliyev hailed efforts of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and SOCAR in Romania in developing the two countries' relations in cultural and humanitarian fields.

He also spoke about projects of the foundation, as well as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He thanked the Romanian government and parliament for supporting Azerbaijan's position in such international organizations as NATO, OSCE, the European Union and the Council of Europe.

The parliamentarian also recalled and praised statement of Romanian MP Luchian Militaru concerning the Khojaly genocide, expressing hope that the Romanian parliament will also recognize the Khojaly genocide.

Guliyev presented to Yanku a resolution on protection of cultural property in OSCE member nations, to be discussed in the spring session of the OSCE PA in Baku, and expressed confidence that the Romanian side would back Azerbaijan on this issue.

Moreover, a conference entitled "Geopolitics and energy strategies of the South Caucasus - Azerbaijan in spotlight" has been held in Bucharest with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

The event was attended by Azerbaijani MPs, Romanian intellectuals, writers, political analysts, heads of Bucharest-based think tanks, representatives of Romania's national security department of the presidential administration, and others.

The conference discussed Azerbaijan's role in the region of South Caucasus, as well as Azerbaijan-Romanian relations, and Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

As a part of the trip, the Azerbaijani parliamentarians visited the monument of National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the Park Tei - Alley Heydar Aliyev.