BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 30. Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova has met with the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to
Azerbaijan, Fergus Auld, the parliamentary press service told
Trend.


The meeting highlighted that relations between Azerbaijan and
the UK, as friendly and partner countries, are successfully
developing across political, economic, humanitarian, and other
fields based on mutual trust and support.


The importance of high-level visits and meetings in shaping the
cooperation agenda was emphasized, including visits by President
Ilham Aliyev to the UK, as well as the visit of UK Prime Minister
Keir Starmer to Azerbaijan to participate in COPCOP29, along with
other high-level exchanges.


During the discussion, it was noted that economic ties form a
key component of bilateral relations. The UK, one of Azerbaijan’s
main trading partners, is also the largest investor in the
country’s economy. In this context, the Speaker particularly
highlighted cooperation in the energy sector.


Gafarova also recalled her visits to the UK and meetings with
high-level British representatives visiting Azerbaijan, noting the
importance of these exchanges for the development of
interparliamentary relations. It was pointed out that the
Parliament’s working group on interparliamentary relations with the
UK is among the largest, and the significance of mutual visits and
close dialogue between legislative bodies was underscored.


Ambassador Auld expressed satisfaction with the close
cooperation and partnership between the two countries, noting that
collaboration continues successfully and that there are broad
prospects in areas such as energy, alternative energy, education,
high technologies, and other sectors.


The sides also touched upon humanitarian cooperation,
emphasizing that strong collaboration in education contributes to
further strengthening ties between the peoples of both
countries.


Other issues of mutual interest were also discussed during the
meeting.


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