POLITICS
PARTIES KEEN TO DEVELOP LINKS
Mr. Andris Viltsanis, the newly appointed Ambassador of Latvia to Azerbaijan, met with members of the Milli Majlis Azerbaijan-Latvia interparliamentary friendship group March 16. The groups’ head, deputy Chair of the Milli Majlis Standing Commission on International and Interparliamentary Relations Mrs. Gultakin Hajiyeva congratulated the Ambassador on the new appointment, provided him with detailed information on the activity of the Azerbaijan Parliament, and legal reforms carried out in the country. ”Azerbaijan is most developed country in the Southern Caucasus and is interstes in expanding links with Latvia,” she said.
Mrs. Gultakin Hajiyeva also touched upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh pointing out the fair position of Azerbaijan in this issue, and expressed gratitude to the Latvian Republic’s officials for supporting Azerbaijan in peace process.
The Latvian Ambassador thanked for the warm meeting and detailed information, and noted that his country is also very interested in development of bilateral relationship. “The main goal of the meeting is to negotiate the matter,” said Mr. Viltsanis.
Afterwards, the meeting participants exchanged views on the issues of mutual interest.