PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH HIS JORDANIAN COUNTERPART

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Nov 8 2006

After Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Artur Rasizade and visiting Prime
Minister and Defense Minister of Jordan Marouf al-Bakhit met behind
closed doors, the meeting continued in the presence of the two
countries’ delegations.

Mr. Rasizade said he welcomes the level of political cooperation
between the two countries.

He expressed gratitude to Jordan’s Government for supporting Azerbaijan
within various international organizations.

The Premier also spoke of Azerbaijan’s economic progress, adding his
country is the initiator of the global energy and transport projects
in the region.

Artur Rasizade also spoke of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan’s efforts towards finding a peaceful
solution to the dispute.

Jordanian Premier Marouf al-Bakhit stressed the importance of enhancing
the bilateral economic ties, adding establishment of inter-departmental
commissions will contribute to this.

The meeting ended with the signing of a number of interparliamentary
agreements, including ones on economy and tourism.