BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 16. A Memorandum of
Understanding has been signed between the Parliament of Azerbaijan
and the House of Councillors of the Moroccan Parliament, a source
in the Azerbaijani parliament told Trend.


The document was signed within the framework of the working
visit of the Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova to
Istanbul, Türkiye.


The signing was preceded by the meeting between Gafarova and the
President of the House of Councillors, Mohamed Ould Errachid.


The meeting highly appreciated the level of existing relations
between Azerbaijan and Morocco, and expressed satisfaction with the
development of political dialogue, mutual support, and solidarity
within international organizations.


Furthermore, the meeting noted that inter-parliamentary
relations are an important tool in the development of bilateral
relations. In this regard, the importance of expanding contacts
between parliamentary committees and friendship groups was
highlighted.


The parties also emphasized the role of platforms such as the
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Parliamentary Network in terms of inter-parliamentary cooperation,
and noted the importance of strengthening mutual activity and
coordination within this framework.


Gafarova highly appreciated Errachid's participation and speech
at the 5th Conference of the NAM Parliamentary Network.


She added that the memorandum of understanding will allow for
the expansion of inter-parliamentary institutional cooperation,
including strengthening ties between committees and friendship
groups, and more effective coordination of activities on
international platforms.


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