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Agramunt's visit to Azerbaijan to expand mutual co-op, official says

1 March 2016 12:01 (UTC+04:00)
Agramunt's visit to Azerbaijan to expand mutual co-op, official says

By Nazrin Gadimova

The visit of the PACE head to Azerbaijan will contribute to the expansion of the bilateral relations.

Ogtay Asadov, the Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament, said at a meeting with Pedro Agramunt, PACE newly elected President in Baku on February 29.

Asadov emphasized the importance of holding meetings with the PACE delegation. He expressed confidence that this visit will contribute to the expansion of the bilateral relations, noting that the cooperation between the Azerbaijani Parliament and the PACE will continue to develop.

Addressing the meeting, Agramunt highly appreciated the active participation of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE and emphasized the importance of this activity in the future.

He added that the purpose of his Baku visit is to be acquainted with the current situation in the country and discuss expansion of existing ties. Agramunt also expressed satisfaction with the development of cooperation between PACE and Azerbaijan.

Furthermore, Agramunt met members of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE.

During the meeting, Head of the delegation Samad Seyidov emphasized the work carried out in framework of the bilateral relations.

Agramunt also plans to meet Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, as well as to hold a number of other high-level meetings to consider future cooperation.

Agramunt was elected the PACE president at the organization’s winter session held in Strasbourg on January 25. In a period of 2010-2015, he was a PACE co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan.

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Nazrin Gadimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @NazrinGadimova

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