BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12. On behalf of the
Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, Sahiba Gafarova, members of
the Azerbaijan-Latvia interparliamentary cooperation working group
are on a working visit to Latvia, Trend reports.
The delegation includes members of the Azerbaijani Parliament
and Vice President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union from
Azerbaijan, Sevil Mikayilova, head of the working group, Kamran
Bayramov, and group member, MP Fazil Mustafa.
During the visit, held on March 9-10, the delegation met with
Latvia’s Minister of Health Hosams Abu Meri, Minister of
Agriculture and Latvian co-chair of the Azerbaijan–Latvia
Intergovernmental Commission Armands Krauze, Chairman of the Saeima
Committee on Public Administration and Local Government Oļegs
Burovs, as well as members of the group promoting cooperation with
the Azerbaijani Parliament.
During the meetings, the parties discussed the current state and
prospects of the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and
Latvia. The importance of parliamentary interaction and the
activities of friendship groups in strengthening bilateral
relations was highlighted. The sides expressed satisfaction with
mutual support on multilateral parliamentary platforms and
confidence that the current visit will create new opportunities for
further cooperation.
The importance of continuing the exchange of legislative
experience between the parliaments of the two countries was also
emphasized.
The interlocutors underlined the significance of upcoming
bilateral visits and the next meeting of the Azerbaijan–Latvia
Intergovernmental Commission. It was noted that there is
considerable potential to expand cooperation in trade, healthcare,
agriculture, culture, and education.
In addition, the sides exchanged views on developing cooperation
between the cities and municipalities of Azerbaijan and Latvia.
The Azerbaijani delegation also informed Latvian officials about
the current situation in the South Caucasus, the normalization
process between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as drone attacks
carried out by Iran against Azerbaijan. In this regard, it was
noted that Azerbaijan highly appreciates the solidarity
demonstrated by Latvia.
The Latvian side was also briefed about the upcoming 13th
session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), which will take place in
Azerbaijan in May this year under the theme “Housing the world:
Safe and resilient cities and communities.”
As part of the visit, the delegation also visited the Embassy of
Azerbaijan in Latvia and laid flowers at the bust of the National
Leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev.
The working visit of the Azerbaijani Parliament delegation to
Latvia is ongoing.
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