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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who embarked on a working visit to the snowy Swiss mountains on January 20 to participate at the World Economic Forum in Davos, continues to hold high-level meetings here.

President Aliyev has met with Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab in Davos on January 22.

The sides stressed the importance of the World Economic Forum. Azerbaijan's active and continuous participation in this prestigious event was hailed.

They also discussed the Silk Road Project, and the current regional and global oil-related processes.

Klaus Schwab presented a badge of Davos club of honorary members to President Aliyev, marking his tenth participation in the World Economic Forum.

The president later met with Foreign Minister of Norway Borge Brende. The sides hailed the development of relations between the two countries, and exchanged views over the issues of mutual concern.

President Aliyev also received Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili in Davos.

The sides praised the successful development of bilateral ties between Azerbaijan and Georgia in a variety of fields. They exchanged views on the intensification of the relations, the conduction of consultations on the outstanding issues, and the implementation of joint projects.

President Aliyev later met with President of the Swiss Confederation Johann Schneider-Ammann.

The presidents expressed their satisfaction with the high-level of relations between the two countries, and noted that there were ample opportunities for the further expansion of the ties.

The sides stressed that the two countries enjoyed fruitful cooperation in political, economic, energy, investment making and transport spheres. They also highlighted the role of Azerbaijan in ensuring European energy security.

The parties exchanged views over the current international situation, the economic processes amid falling oil prices, the financial and economic crisis, and the steps taken on this front both in Azerbaijan and Switzerland.

They also discussed the current state of talks to settle the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

As part of the visit, President Aliyev earlier held meetings with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Head of the Iranian Presidential Administration Mohammad Nahavandian, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

President Aliyev also held meetings with Vice Chairman of Lazard Europe Mathieu Pigasse, President of Russian Lukoil Company Vahid Alakbarov, Chief Executive Officer of BP Robert Dudley, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Suma Chakrabarti, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Susan Hauser and President of Europe Selling and Market Operations at Procter & Gamble Gary Coombe, and Chief Executive Officer of Total Patrick Pouyanne.

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