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By Sara Rajabova

Azerbaijani prime minister received a visiting delegation led by the Chief of General Staff of Croatian Armed Forces, General Drago Lovric on May 8.

During the meeting, Prime Minister Artur Rasizade referred to the development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Croatia in the political, economic and cultural spheres and expressed confidence that this visit will contribute to the expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two states in the military-technical sphere, the Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers said.

Touching upon the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Rasizade briefed the Croatian delegation on the Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani lands, refugees and internally displaced persons, the destruction of social and cultural facilities and infrastructure in the conflict zone.

Rasizade also slammed the use of double standards by some countries in dealing with the conflicts in different parts of the world.

Lovric, in turn, informed the head of the Azerbaijani government about the held meetings and talks on the cooperation in the defense sphere with Azerbaijan's officials during his visit to Baku.

On May 7, Croatian delegation held meetings with Azerbaijani defense minister and deputy defense minister and discussed the issues of mutual interest.

Lovric called for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through international legal norms and based on the principle of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

The parties further exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest at the meeting.
Croatia recognized Azerbaijan's independence on 28 December 1991. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 26 January 1995.