FIRST LADY OF AZERBAIJAN VISITING THE USA
She already met with co-chairs of the working group for Azerbaijan at the U.S. Congress, Democrat Solomon Ortiz, Republican Bill Shuster, Ed Whitfield and Virginia Foxx to discuss a range of topics including settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and issue of repeal of the Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.
During the meeting, Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva said the relations between Azerbaijan and the United States are rapidly developing.
Both Azerbaijan’s first lady and American politicians stressed the importance of boosting the bilateral inter-parliamentary cooperation.
Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva also met with Robert Wexler, who will soon begin his tenure as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats of the Committee on International Relations at the US Congress.
The first lady stressed the importance of the USA-supported projects being implemented in the region, saying the United States has been supporting Azerbaijan since it regained its independence.
Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva invited Mr. Wexler to visit her country.
Congressman Robert Wexler stressed the importance his country attaches to relations with Azerbaijan.
He said he believes the newly-elected U.S. Congress will pay more attention to the South Caucasus region, in particular to Azerbaijan.
The President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation also met with General Brent Scowcroft, the President of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, to discuss prospects of cooperation between the two Foundations.
The first lady informed Brent Scowcroft about the education, cultural and health projects implemented by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
The UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador also had a number of meetings with representatives of American universities and research centers as well as visited the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Textile Museum in Washington, and Azerbaijan Trade and Cultural Center of the US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce.
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