VISIT OF AZERBAIJAN DELEGATION TO EGYPT IN PROGRESS

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
June 28 2006

As was earlier informed, a delegation headed by the Executive
Secretary, the Vice-Chairman of the "Yeni Azerbaijan" Party, MP Ali
Ahmadov is on a visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

On June 26, Ali Ahmadov has met the Chairman of National Assembly
of ARE Ahmed Fathi Surur, the embassy of Azerbaijan to Egypt
told. At the meeting, discussed were the prospects of development
of inter-parliamentary communications. It was marked, that an
inter-parliamentary group of friendship of Azerbaijan and Egypt has
been established in Milli Majlis. As stated, a similar group will
appear in the Egyptian parliament in the near future.

On June 27, the Azerbaijan delegation has met Mohammed Tantavi, the
Sheikh of religious center "Al-Azhar". Ali Ahmadov has told about
importance of development of relations between Azerbaijan and Egypt
in all spheres. He gave detailed information on the problems, which
have arisen during the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
the damage caused to Azerbaijan, heavy plight of the refugees and
IDPs. He also dwelt on questions, discussed recently at the 33rd
session of the Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers in Baku and the
decisions adopted here.

Sheikh Mohammed Tantavi has regarded the atrocity and ethnic conflict
committed by Armenians in Azeri lands as aggression against mankind.

He regretfully noted, that the international organizations still
have not given a fair estimation to this question. He has emphasized,
that Egypt always supports fair cause of Azerbaijan.

The same day, the head of Azerbaijan delegation Ali Ahmadov has given
interview to leading editions of Egypt.