President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Richard Raši, on May 13.
Modern.az reports that President Ilham Aliyev recalled with satisfaction his meetings during his official visit to Slovakia last year, including his meeting with Richard Raši.
Emphasizing the development of our cooperation covering various fields, the head of our state touched upon the role of relations between our parliaments in expanding our bilateral ties based on mutual respect, friendship, and partnership.
President Ilham Aliyev noted the importance of Richard Raši's visit to our country with a large delegation, stating that this is another indicator of our partnership.
Expressing gratitude on behalf of the delegation for the reception, the guest said that they felt honored to meet with the head of our state.
Richard Raši thanked the President of Azerbaijan for making his first official visit to Slovakia.
Recalling with satisfaction his numerous visits to our country, the guest said that he had been to Shusha during his visit to Azerbaijan in 2022. He stated that during this visit, he would also go to Karabakh to get acquainted with the restoration and reconstruction work carried out there, as well as the activities of Karabakh University in Khankendi.
Richard Raši congratulated the head of our state on the achievements made regarding the peace agenda between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Expressing gratitude for the congratulations, President Ilham Aliyev spoke about the measures taken by our country to strengthen peace, and said that trade relations have been established between our countries, including the export of oil products from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
During the conversation, it was emphasized that strategic partnership relations have been established between Azerbaijan and Slovakia, and it was noted that our political ties are at a high level.
The participation of Slovak companies in the reconstruction of the village of Bash Garvand in Aghdam was touched upon, and it was emphasized that this is an indicator of Azerbaijan-Slovakia friendship.
During the meeting, cooperation within international inter-parliamentary institutions was discussed, and views were exchanged on issues of expanding relations in economic-trade, energy, defense industry, education, humanitarian, modern technologies, culture, sports, tourism, and other fields.
It was stated that direct flights between Baku and Bratislava will be launched soon, and it was noted that this will contribute to the expansion of tourism and people-to-people contacts.
