AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT RECEIVES MUSLIM COUNTRIES’ AMBASSADORS TO AZERBAIJAN ON FORTHCOMING RAMADAN HOLIDAY
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Oct 1 2007
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today received Muslim countries’
extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors to Azerbaijan on
forthcoming Ramadan holiday, President’s press service told the APA.
The head of the state congratulated the ambassadors on Ramadan holiday
and asked them to convey his congratulations to the heads of the
states they represent.
Azerbaijani President saying that Azerbaijan has active relations
with Islamic countries stated that these relations are successful in
the framework of international organizations. Azerbaijan is an active
member of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and it always
focuses this direction in its foreign policy.
The head of the state spoke about Islamic solidarity and expressed
his confidence that friendship and fraternity relations between Muslim
countries and Azerbaijan will be strengthened in future.
Saudi Arabian extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to
Azerbaijan, Ali Hasan Ahmad Jaffar expressed his gratitude to
Azerbaijani President on the behalf of the ambassadors.
Egyptian extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan
Yusif Ahmad Ibrahim al-Shargavi read joint statement on the behalf
of the ambassadors.
Egyptian Embassy in Azerbaijan told the APA, ambassador congratulated
Azerbaijani President and nation on Ramadan holiday and expressed his
gratitude for receiving. Diplomat saying that Azerbaijan is political,
economic and cultural center in Caucasus region spoke about the
economic reforms carried out in the country, successful development
in oil and non-oil sector, maintenance of internal stability and
security in the country.
"Muslim countries support solution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the
framework of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, due to international
law norms," he said.