POLITICS
AZERBAIJAN, CHINA: FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION ENHANCING
Making salutatory speech, the ambassador of China in Azerbaijan Chzhan Siun has noted that for the last 10 years, the relations between our countries founded after the official visit of our national leader Heydar Aliyev to the People’s Republic of China in March 1994, have acquired a new level.
Having reminded, that activity of the Azerbaijan -Chinese Friendship and Cooperation Society is directed on assistance to development of economic, cultural, scientific links between Azerbaijan and China, Chzhan Siun has emphasized, that as an evidence of strengthening of bilateral relations the fact serves also that for last two years commodity circulation between our countries has grown by 10 times. Cooperation actively extends in the field of oil extracting, power, and inter-parliamentary ties.
The head of diplomatic mission of China has expressed special gratitude to the president of the society, the known scientist, the academician of the National Academy of Sciences, MP Jalal Aliyev for applied efforts in the field of development of cooperation with the People’s Republic of China.
Speaking then vice-president of the Society, chairman of the State Committee on Land and Cartography Garib Mammadov on behalf of the president of the society has congratulated the event participants. He has noted, that sources of the Azerbaijan-Chinese relations have an ancient history. Trade between the countries of the Great Silk Road originating in China actively developed. “Cooperation between Azerbaijan and China has good prospects, and I am confident, that due to activity of our Society, these links will even more be strengthened”, - he has told, especially having noted, that China supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and supports the position of our country in the question of settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict.
Vice-president of the Society has emphasized, that the rate on development of cooperation between our countries has been continued by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, having specified on expansion of bilateral relations in power sphere.
Then, a group of students of Chinese language faculty of the Baku University and pupils of the senior classes of school 134 profoundly studying the Chinese language has read verses in the Chinese language.
Within the framework of reception, presentation of the Azerbaijan -Chinese illustrated dictionary was held and also the exhibition of works of Azerbaijani artist Zaur Aliyev in which creativity east subjects prevails was opened.