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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a Slovak parliamentary delegation led by Richard Raši, speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, as Baku and Bratislava look to broaden cooperation across political, economic and humanitarian fields.
Aliyev recalled his official visit to Slovakia last year and his meetings there, including talks with Raši. He said relations between the two countries were developing in several areas and pointed to interparliamentary contacts as an important part of ties built on mutual respect, friendship and partnership.
The Azerbaijani president said Raši’s visit with a large delegation was another sign of the depth of the partnership between the two countries.
Raši thanked Aliyev for the reception and said the delegation was honored to meet the Azerbaijani leader. He also thanked Aliyev for making his first official visit to Slovakia.
The Slovak official noted that he had visited Azerbaijan several times and recalled his 2022 trip to Shusha. He said the delegation would also travel to Karabakh during the current visit to see reconstruction work and learn about the activities of Karabakh University in Khankendi.
Raši congratulated Aliyev on the progress achieved in the peace agenda between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Aliyev thanked him for the congratulations and spoke about steps taken by Azerbaijan to strengthen peace. He said trade relations had been established between Azerbaijan and Armenia, including the export of oil products from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
The meeting also highlighted that Azerbaijan and Slovakia had established a strategic partnership and that political relations were at a high level.
The sides discussed the participation of Slovak companies in the reconstruction of Bash Garvand village in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam district, describing it as a sign of friendship between the two countries.
The talks also covered cooperation within international interparliamentary organizations, as well as the expansion of ties in trade, energy, the defense industry, education, humanitarian affairs, modern technologies, culture, sports and tourism.
Officials also noted that direct flights between Baku and Bratislava are expected to launch soon, a move they said would support tourism and people-to-people contacts.
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