BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 17. Sultan Hajiyev,
Azerbaijan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the
Republic of Kenya, with residence in Nairobi, Republic of the
Congo, attended the inauguration ceremony of the re-elected
President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, in
the capital Brazzaville on April 16, Trend reports.
The ceremony was attended by more than ten African heads of
state and government, as well as representatives of numerous world
leaders. During the event, Ambassador Sultan Hajiyev conveyed
congratulations and sincere wishes from the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to President Denis Sassou
Nguesso, expressing confidence in the further development of
cooperation between the two countries.
The President of the Republic of the Congo, in turn, requested
the ambassador to convey his deep respect and best wishes to
President Ilham Aliyev. He thanked the ambassador for representing
the Azerbaijani government at the ceremony and emphasized the
importance of further strengthening existing ties between the two
countries.
During his visit, Ambassador Sultan Hajiyev met with Jean-Claude
Gakosso, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie, and Congolese
Abroad, and Deputy Minister Guy Nestor Itoua of the Republic of the
Congo, and discussed the expansion of bilateral relations and
opportunities for mutual support in international forums. The
ambassador briefed his counterparts on preparations for WUF13 and
emphasized that the participation of heads of state and government
from African countries in the summit, which, for the first time in
the forum’s history, will be held at Azerbaijan’s initiative, will
be of great significance for the continent.
In the program announced by President Denis Sassou Nguesso
during his inauguration, dedicated to the country’s new development
plan, he emphasized that one of the main priorities is urban
planning and infrastructure development for the country’s main
seaport and industrial center, Port-Noire.
