POLITICS
AZERBAIJAN`S FM MEETS MEMBERS OF CANADA-AZERBAIJAN INTER_PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP GROUP
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with members of the Canada-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group headed by David Smith.
Elmar Mammadyarov briefed on Azerbaijan`s leading position in the region and its geo-strategic role in the relations with Central Asian countries.
The visitors praised Azerbaijan`s dynamic economic and social development, as well as its secular state building. They stressed that Canadian people should be informed of Azerbaijan`s successes.
The Azerbaijani Minister also spoke of Armenia`s aggressive policy against Azerbaijan as a result of which he said the country isolated itself from regional projects.
Mr. Mammadyarov expressed his hope that Canada`s Embassy would be opened in Azerbaijan.
The meeting also focused on experience and technology exchange in energy sphere, prospects for cooperation in agriculture, food security, education and other spheres.