BRITISH PARLIAMENTARIAN VISITS AZERBAIJAN
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Nov 30 2006
Azerbaijani vice-speaker Valeh Aleskerov has today met with the
member of House of Lords in the British Parliament Baroness O’Cathain,
Parliament Press Service told the APA.
Highly estimating the development of relations between Azerbaijan
and Great Britain, vice-speaker said that mutual visits of state
representatives play a great role in the development of cooperation.
Vaaleh Aleskerov informed the guest about the reforms and democratic
processes carried out in different spheres in Azerbaijan.
"Economic, political and cultural cooperation between Azerbaijan
and Great Britain is developing. BP Company closely partakes in the
production and transportation of oil and gas. At the same time British
companies take great interest in non-oil sector in our country,"
he said.
Valeh Aleskerov highly estimated Great Britain’s support of
Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity in the settlement of Nagorno
Karabakh conflict.
Baroness O’Cathain said Azerbaijan’s influence is increasing day-by-day
in the region.