Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
July 1 2004

AZERBAIJAN, COUNCIL OF EUROPE: COOPERATION EXPANDS SUCCESSFULLY
PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES SECRETARY GENERAL OF
PACE
[July 01, 2004, 20:07:55]

President of Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev on 1 July received at
the President Palace Secretary General of PACE Mr. Bruno Haller.

Reminding his activity in the Council of Europe with deep pleasure,
President Ilham Aliyev said that cooperation between this structure
and Azerbaijan is going successfully. Noting that after Azerbaijan
became full member of the Council of Europe, the relations have
strengthened and stressed special role of Bruno Haller as the
Secretary General.

President Ilham Aliyev stated that after becoming the EC member,
Azerbaijan has made huge steps in modern democratic state building
and the Country successfully fulfills the obligations taken before
the Council of Europe and joined a number of the international
conventions of great significance. Reminding his last visit to
Strasbourg, President of Azerbaijan thanked to the EC management for
high organization of the visit. Head of Azerbaijan State with delight
reminded the meeting during which he was presented honorary diploma
and medal of PACE and stated that cooperation with the Council of
Europe would be further continues.

Mr. Bruno Haller said that he is still under the impression of their
joint activity in the Council of Europe and thanked to the Azerbaijan
President for effective work in this Organization. He gave detailed
information on the meetings he had had in Baku, noting that concrete
questions were discussed to further develop the cooperation links.

Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict, Mr.
Bruno Haller highly assessed the efforts Azerbaijan President makes
for settlement of the problem. The Council of Europe, in turn, will
increase its efforts in this direction, Mr. Haller said.

Also discussed were other questions of mutual interest.

Head of the law enforcement management department of the President
Administration Fuad Alaskarov, head of the Azerbaijan parliamentary
delegation at pace Samad Seyidov attended the meeting.