POLITICS
SPEAKER OF AZERBAIJAN PARLIAMENT ATTENDED SITTING OF RF STATE DUMA
As is known, chairman of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Republic Murtuz Alaskarov was invited to the sitting as a guest.
Immediately following the sitting Boris Grizlov met with speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament.
In the course of the meeting, on behalf of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Republic and his own behalf Murtuz Alaskarov congratulated the new speaker of the Russian Parliament on his election to this responsible post, and convincing victory at the parliamentary elections, December 7. M. Alaskarov invited Boris Grizlov to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan
Head of the Russian Parliament thanked M. Alaskarov for his participation in the first sitting of the State Duma and accepted his invitation to visit Azerbaijan following the upcoming official visit of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Moscow to be held on February 2004.
The sides expressed their intention to continue the cooperation towards inter-parliamentary ties between Azerbaijan and Russia and noted the high level of interstate relations.
On December 30, Mr. M. Alaskarov will return home.