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Azerbaijan and Jordan discussed prospects for bilateral ties as Azerbaijani Parliamentary speaker Ogtay Asadov met a delegation led by President of the Jordanian Senate Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh,AzerTag state news agency reported.

Asadov highlighted the bilateral ties between the two countries in a variety of fields. He lauded the role of the high level reciprocal visits and interparliamentary ties in strengthening the bilateral relations.

He also praised the relations in humanitarian and cultural fields, stressing the necessity of expanding economic cooperation between the two countries.

Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Azerbaijani speaker noted that the Armenian armed forces had occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories and over one million Azerbaijanis became refugees and IDPs.

Asadov hailed Jordan`s supporting Azerbaijan's just position on the dispute, adding the Jordanian Senate`s declaration on the Khojaly tragedy was a vivid evidence of it.

Rawabdeh lauded the bilateral bonds between Jordan and Azerbaijan.

He noted that Jordan supported Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, adding this position will remain unchanged.