CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT MEETS WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR
Ogtay Asadov spoke of the history of Azerbaijan’s relationship with France, and said Azerbaijan is keen to improve ties between the two countries. Milli Majlis Chairman said that today economic, cultural and political relations between Azerbaijan and France are rapidly developing. Mr. Asadov noted that joint inter-governmental commissions’ efforts resulted in allocating favorable terms to Azerbaijan.
He also said large oil companies of France invested millions of dollars in Azerbaijan’s economy.
“We are trying to push the inter-parliamentary relations to a much higher level, and hope to achieve our goal”, he added.
Ogtay Asadov also detailed Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying Azerbaijan has a fair stance on the dispute. He expressed hope that France as one of the OSCE Minsk group Co-Chairs will step up its efforts to solve the conflict in line with international legal standards.
Bernard Amodric du Chaffo, in his turn, confirmed that Azerbaijan and France have a long history of relationship.
The Ambassador said the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly will soon be held in Paris, and attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Bernard Amodric du Chaffo noted such visits are of great importance for improving ties between Azerbaijan and France.
The sides also discussed a wide range of other topics of mutual interest.
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