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Azeri leader receives Syrian oil minister

30 June 2010 08:55 (UTC+04:00)
Azeri leader receives Syrian oil minister
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a Syrian delegation headed by Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and co-chairman of a Syria-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission Sufian Allaw on Tuesday, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
President Aliyev stressed the significance of the first meeting of the intergovernmental commission launched in Baku, saying it would create "good" opportunities to discuss the economic cooperation between the two nations. Describing such gatherings as a sign of development of the bilateral relations, Aliyev expressed assurance the two countries would soon yield practical results in the economic field.
The Azerbaijani leader recalled an official visit by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Baku, saying it made "huge" contribution to further boosting the relationship. The president described the establishment of the intergovernmental commission as "one of the successful results of that visit".
Aliyev said he was interested in further strengthening the partnership between Azerbaijan and Syria in the political and economic fields.
The Syrian minister said his country was keen on developing the bilateral ties with Azerbaijan in all areas.

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