OFFICIAL NEWS
AZERBAIJANI-BRITISH RELATIONS WILL REACH HIGHER POINT UPCOMING YEARS
PRIME MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVED AMBASSADOR OF GREAT BRITAIN TO AZERBAIJAN
Having expressed gratitude to Prime Minister for warm reception, Ambassador Andrew Tucker said:
Mr. Prime Minister,
Mr. President-elect, I would like to deliver you a personal message of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blaire. He congratulates you on election as President, wishes you success on this important post, and expresses confidence in the further development of the relations between our countries.
On my behalf, I wish you success for the upcoming five years in the name of development of your country.
Expressing gratitude to the Ambassador, Prime Minister Ilham Aliyev said:
Thank you very much, Mr. Ambassador,
Please convey my gratitude and best wishes to Mr. Prime Minister.
Our relations are developing intensively. The United Kingdom and Azerbaijan are successfully cooperating in many fields. We enjoy extremely fruitful economic cooperation. British companies are leading in investing in Azerbaijan. We are satisfied with our economic ties. Particularly, the cooperation in oil and gas sector and other fields of economy are at very high level.
It is known that a lot of work has been recently done in Azerbaijan in the field of investment protection. Huge volume of investments in economy of our country is explained by the fact. This policy will be continued in the future and we will pay a special attention to protection of foreign investments. I am sure that it brings good benefits to our country.
We will go on our friendly relations with Great Britain at all levels. Side by side with cooperation in different fields, these ties are related to our alliance in terrorism combat, one of the most important problems. Azerbaijan is a safe ally and it has proved it by practical actions. Next five years, my activity will be directed to improvement of the relationships between our countries.