Netherlands, Azerbaijan mull bilateral ties

05.11.2013 [21:11]
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Baku, November 5 (AZERTAC). Ogtay Asadov, speaker of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan, has met Rene van der Linden, Dutch government`s special envoy on energy in the Caspian region, Turkey and Russia, former president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Speaker Asadov noted that Rene van der Linden is a close friend of Azerbaijan, whose attitude towards the country was always fair during his PACE presidency. He recalled of Linden`s visits and discussions held in Azerbaijan, which helped build constructive cooperation between he country and PACE.

Asadov pointed out Van Der Linden`s role in strengthening Azerbaijan-Netherlands relations.

Linden said he was happy to visit Azerbaijan again. He noted that although Netherlands had shut down some embassies abroad in recent years, it opened its mission in Baku because of the importance the Netherlands places on Baku. He pointed out that a Dutch delegation of businesspersons will be visiting Baku on November 18.

In the meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, according to Linden, he assured the President that he would go to great lengths to enhance effectiveness of political and economic relations between Azerbaijan and the Netherlands.

Netherlands, Azerbaijan mull bilateral ties

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