AZERI DEPUTY FM MEETS SPEAKER OF AFGHAN PARLIAMENT
Azerbaijan`s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Araz Azimov met Thursday with Speaker of the Afghan Parliament Yunus Qanuni on the last day of his visit to the country, Azerbaijan`s charge d`affaires to Afghanistan Ibrahim Gafarov said.
Azimov said his visit to Afghanistan came at the request of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. He said during the visit he had held productive meetings with Afghan ministers of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Defense, Culture and Industry, Health, and Economy.
Yunus Qanuni, in his turn, praised Azerbaijani delegation`s visit and stressed the importance of expanding political, economic, cultural and scientific cooperation between the two states.
Qanuni said he is also going to visit Azerbaijan.
During the visit, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister held meeting also with NATO`s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Fernando Gentilini, US ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood, ISAF Commander General David McKiernan and commander of NATO`s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the Kabul region French General Michel Stollsteiner. The meetings focused on the ongoing processes in Afghanistan.
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