KUWAITI MPS MEET AZERI LAWMAKERS, GOV. OFFICIALS

Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait
Sept 22 2005

POL-KUWAIT-AZERBAIJAN

BAKU, Sept 22 (KUNA) — A delegation from the Kuwaiti parliament,
led by Humoud Al-Hajri, held talks here Thursday with chairpersons of
the friendship committees at the Azeri on ways of further cementing
bilateral cooperation.

Azeri parliament speaker Murtuz Aliskerov expressed relief over the
level of relations with Kuwait.

He appreciated the Kuwaiti position vis-a-vis the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict with Armenia, as well as its support for the Azeri refugees.

The Kuwaiti delegation, which arrived here last night, held talks
with foreign minister Elmar Mammedyarov and Minister of Economic
Development Farhad Aliyev.

Al-Hajri told KUNA after the meetings the talks were very fruitful
and constructive.

He said they have discussed a host of issues falling under the
political, economic, touristic and cultural cooperation.

The lawmaker said the Azeri officials voiced great desire to further
bolster relations with Kuwait. He added that Aliyev called for
increasing the Kuwait investments in Azerbaijan.