OFFICIAL NEWS
STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV
Dear guests!
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!
I want to greet you once again and say welcome to Azerbaijan. Greek President’s visit to Azerbaijan is going on very successfully. Various issues - bilateral and regional ones- have been discussed both during our one-on-one meeting and that in a broadened format. Our positions in regard to all the issues discussed are very close. We hope that relations between our countries will be strengthened after this.
We are very interested in continuation of the political dialogue between the two countries. The today’s negotiations allow us to say that Azerbaijan-Greece bilateral relations will be developed and the dialogue will be more fruitful.
Our relations in economic sphere are rapidly developing. We can see keen interest the Greek businessmen show in Azerbaijan. And the today business forum is a graphic evidence of this. Azerbaijan has very favorable condition to do business, very good investment environment. We are sure that the Greek companies will be more actively involved in working in Azerbaijan, and will realize joint projects. The activities in energy sector allow stating that Azerbaijan-Greece links in this sphere will be strengthened.
The large-scale oil and gas projects being implemented in Azerbaijan are also an area of Greece’s interests, and I hope the negotiations held will promote very fruitful cooperation between Azerbaijan and Greece in this sphere.
The regional problems have also been discussed in the framework of the negotiations. We have exchanged views on the existing problems in the region. We attach great significance to development of cultural relations between the two countries as well. I let Mr. President know that Department of Greek is functioning at the Baku Slavonic University. We will try to promote expanding relations in this area. I am confident that this visit will foster rapid development of Azerbaijan-Greece relationship in all spheres.