POLITICS
ICAPP Founding Chairman: Azerbaijan made outstanding achievements during independence years
Baku, November 22 (AZERTAC). Former Philippine Speaker, Founding Chairman of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), Jose de Venecia, has praised Azerbaijan`s achievements during the years of independence.
Speaking to the 7th General Assembly of ICAPP in Baku, De Venecia said: “Azerbaijan has made outstanding achievements during the years of its independence.”
He noted the country had made great job to reduce the poverty level to 7% and improve people`s social conditions by creating hundreds of thousands of jobs.
De Venecia also touched upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stressing the importance of conducting joint talks and ensuring a political peace for solving the dispute.