BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 17. Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament, Sahiba Gafarova, met with President of the
Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of the Dominican
Republic, Alfredo Pacheco, to discuss prospects for expanding
interparliamentary relations on the sidelines of the 152nd Assembly
of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Istanbul, the
parliamentary press service told Trend.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the development
of interparliamentary ties and other issues of mutual interest.
The importance of cooperation within the framework of the IPU,
the United Nations (UN), and other international organizations was
highlighted, with both sides noting that such engagement serves
common interests.
Gafarova emphasized that Azerbaijan attaches particular
importance to expanding international cooperation and promoting
parliamentary diplomacy. She noted that during its chairmanship of
the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Azerbaijan put forward significant
initiatives aimed at strengthening solidarity among member states,
supporting the interests of small island states, and jointly
addressing global challenges. She also stressed that within its
COP29 presidency, Azerbaijan consistently kept the concerns of
small island states in focus and placed special emphasis on
consolidating international efforts to address the challenges they
face. In this regard, a dedicated summit on the issues of these
states was held as part of COP29.
Gafarova further highlighted that the establishment and
institutional development of the Parliamentary Network of the
Non-Aligned Movement has become an important platform for
multilateral parliamentary cooperation.
Pacheco, for his part, expressed his country’s interest in
expanding relations with Azerbaijan, noting that increasing
contacts between the two parliaments would contribute to the
further development of bilateral ties.
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