President wraps up visit to Great Britain
Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Dec 16 2004
President Ilham Aliyev wrapped up his official visit to Great Britain
on Tuesday.
On the last day of the visit Aliyev met with British Prime Minister
Tony Blair. Prospects for bilateral relations, regional and
international cooperation and Azerbaijan’s integration into Europe
were discussed.
The parties gave a high assessment to the current level of ties and
discussed ways of settling the Upper Garabagh conflict.
During his two-day visit President Aliyev attended a conference
entitled “Azerbaijan’s investment opportunities – 2004” and the
signing ceremony of an agreement on financing Azerbaijan’s share in
the Shahdaniz project. He also met with the British Foreign Minister
and presidents of BP and the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.*