OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV VISITS RIGA MAYOR’S OFFICE
On 5 October, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited the Office of the Riga’s Mayor. The President and first lady Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva were warmly welcomed here by Chairman of the Riga City Council (Mayor of Riga) Aivars Aksenoks.
Mr. Aksenoks said he was pleased with the fact that Riga was the first Baltic country visited by the Azerbaijani leader. He told of the history of the building of the Mayor’s Office and activities of the municipality. The mayor pointed out the necessity to establish contacts between the two countries’ capitals in light of the expanding bilateral relations.
President Ilham Aliyev described his visit to Latvia as very fruitful saying the talks held during it would give an impetus to further development of the two counties’ bilateral links.
President Ilham Aliyev signed the Book for Honorary Guests of the Mayor’s Office.