POLITICS
German delegation visits Milli Majlis
The parliament speaker praised the activity of the Germany-Azerbaijan Forum, adding this will contribute to the bilateral relations between the two countries.
On the Azerbaijan-Germany relationship, Asadov noted that bilateral ties between the two countries are rapidly developing. He underlined that Germany is one of the important partners of Azerbaijan in the European Union. Last year, trade turnover between the two countries exceeded USD 2.2 billion. It made up 1.3 billion dollars in the first half of the year. The sides acknowledged that there is room for increasing the trade turnover.
Asadov found the need to develop interparliamentary relations even more. He said that the parliament of Azerbaijan has the working group for Azerbaijan-Germany interparliamentary ties and the friendship group functions at the German parliament. He underlined the need for cooperation between these groups.
Asadov pointed out that a cohort of pupils from Azerbaijan`s Khanlar region visited Stuttgart three years ago and the return visit of Stuttgart pupils is expected to the Khanlar region.
Schleyer said the Germany-Azerbaijan Forum contributes to the bilateral relations between the two nations. He noted that both sides make every effort to increase effectiveness of the forum.