BAKU: Parties want to develop cooperation

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Jan 24 2005

PARTIES WANT TO DEVELOP COOPERATION
[January 24, 2005, 17:22:38]

On January 24, the parliamentary delegation of Bulgaria met with
members of Azerbaijan-Bulgaria friendship group at the Milli Majlis
(Parliament) of Azerbaijan.

Deputy Elton Mammadov spoke of the history of friendly ties between
Azerbaijan and Bulgaria, pointed to the role of Heads of State in
development of bilateral relationship, dwelt on the political and
economic reforms successfully implemented in the country and touched
on the causes and bitter consequences of the Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Head of the Bulgarian delegation Ramzi Osman thanked for the
hospitality and detailed information, and especially mentioned the
role of national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev in development of
the relationship between the two countries. He noted that Bulgaria is
very interested in cooperation with Azerbaijan, and the goal of the
visit is to discuss and role of parliaments in development of the
bilateral cooperation.

The parties then exchanged views on prospects of trade and economic
cooperation, widening the exchange of experience between the two
countries’ legislative bodies and other issues.