TREND Information, Azerbaijan
July 27, 2006

Azeri President received Executive Director of WFP

Source: Trend
Author: S.Agayeva

27.07.2006

On July 27, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the
Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP)
James Morris, Trend reports.

Aliyev mentioned the economic development of Azerbaijan and noted
that the fact of occupation by Armenia against Azerbaijan and the
existence more than one million refugees and internally displaced
persons (IDPs) are the main problem for Azerbaijan.

The president presented to the attention of the guest the steps taken
by Azerbaijani government for upgrading the life standards of
refugees and IDPs and expressed his gratitide to the head of WFP for
providing assistance.

Aliyev voiced hid hope for the future cooperation with the
organization.

Morris mentioned the high level of cooperation between Azerbaijan and
the organization. He expressed his confidence for the future
development of the cooperation.