POLITICS
AZERBAIJANI SPEAKER MEETS COUNCIL OF EUROPE SECRETARY GENERAL
Speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament Ogtay Asadov met Tuesday with the Council of Europe`s Secretary General Terry Davis.
Asadov said the people of Azerbaijan consider Terry Davis as a friend of the country since he had always supported its fair stance as the Council of Europe`s rapporteur on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Davis said Azerbaijan`s achievements in various fields increase its influence in the region.
He also stressed importance of the ongoing Baku conference of the Council of Europe Ministers responsible for Culture on “Intercultural dialogue as the basis for peace and sustainable development in Europe and its neighboring regions.”
Chief of the Parliament`s apparatus Safa Mirzayev, chairman of Parliament`s standing commission on international affairs and inter-parliamentary relations, head of Azerbaijan`s delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov were also present in the meeting.