LACHIN, Azerbaijan, May 2. An official visit by
Slovakian President Peter Pellegrini to Azerbaijan is planned,
Slovakia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Elchin Gasimov, told reporters
during a visit to the East Zangezur and Karabakh, Trend reports.
"Slovakia will also take part in the 13th session of the World
Urban Forum (WUF13) with the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister
of Regional Development. Moreover, a visit by the Speaker of
Parliament is expected in May, before the WUF," the ambassador
said.
Gasimov noted that Slovakia and Azerbaijan have the potential to
expand cooperation.
"We cooperate well in the defense industry, as well as on
infrastructure projects.
I've visited Karabakh several times already, so overall, my
impressions are positive," the diplomat added, commenting on the
trip.
The visit of representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited
in Azerbaijan to East Zangezur and Karabakh commenced on May 1. The
delegation is accompanied by Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the
President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs
Department of the Presidential Administration.
More than 150 ambassadors, diplomats, military attaches, and
other representatives from 62 countries and international
organizations are taking part in the trip.
This is the 21st visit of diplomatic corps representatives to
the liberated territories. Such trips are of significant importance
for forming an objective understanding of the scale of projects
being implemented and the results achieved in these regions.
On the second day of their visit to the Karabakh and East
Zangezur economic regions, representatives of the diplomatic corps
have arrived in the Lachin district.
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