POLITICS
PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION ARRIVES IN SAUDI ARABIA
According to the Milli Majlis press-service, on February 14, the delegation arrived in Dubai, where Murtuz Alasgarov held a number of official meetings.
The day after, the delegation was welcomed at the Riyadh International Airport by Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Saleh ibn Abdalla Humeyd, members of the country’s parliament, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Saudi Arabia Elma Arasli, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Baku Ali Hasa Jafar and other officials.
Chairman of the Milli Majlis expressed gratitude for the invitation, and dwelling on the friendly relationship between the two countries, said that the official visit by nationwide leader of Azerbaijan, President Heydar Aliyev to Saudi Arabia in 1994 had laid the corner-stone of he friendly relations between Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan. “Our great leader invited the King of Saudi Arabia to visit Azerbaijan. The invitation is still in force,” he said. In support, the Chairman said he brought a letter to His Majesty from the worthy successor of our national leader’s political course, President Ilham Aliyev.
Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Saleh ibn Abdalla Humeyd expressed sympathy to the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the demise of the nationwide leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, and confidence that Azerbaijan would achieve great progress under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.
He told of the program of the visit and underlined the significance of the bilateral relations.
The visit of the Milli Majlis delegation continues.