Rome, May 9 (AZERTAC). A recent visit of an Italian Senate delegation to Azerbaijan has been in spotlight in Italy.

A number of Italian news websites highlighted the visit of the delegation, which was led by Nicola Latorre, chairman of the Senate Defence Commission.

An article on ilvelino.it provides an insight into the delegation’s meetings with a number of Azerbaijani state officials and the issues which were discussed.

Stressing Latorre’s impressions, the article notes that the visit was of great importance in terms of strengthening the relations between the two countries.

“The visit was also significant from the point of view of extending the cooperation in the field of defense and security to establish peace and stability.”

“The parties discussed issues about the Trans-Adriatic pipeline project which will open the Southern Gas Corridor. Also economic cooperation, particularly its current state and prospects, between the two rapidly growing countries were the focus of attention during the meetings of the Senate delegation and Azerbaijani officials,” the article says.

The full version of the article is available at:

http://www.ilvelino.it/it/article/2014/05/06/senato-latorre-in-azerbaijan-per-confronto-su-crisi-ucraina-e-gasdotto-tap/5c9107e1-29b0-4642-8a2d-9fada55b4d21/

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