BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 21. Speaker of the Milli
Majlis Sahiba Gafarova has met with Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh
of Kyrgyz Republic Marlen Mamataliev in the course of her working
visit to the Russian Federation, Trend reports, citing the press service of the
Azerbaijani parliament.
Speaker Sahiba Gafarova congratulated Marlen Mamataliev on his
election to the position and wished him success in the forthcoming
endeavours.
Contentment was witnessed at the meeting with the successful
advancement in the modern period, too, and in the spirit of
mutually beneficial partnership and friendship of the amiable and
fraternal ties between our countries, all rooted in centuries
historically. The Speakers underlined the considerable role of
reciprocal visits of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan and
Kyrgyzstan as well as of high-level meetings’ dynamics and
efficiency in the strengthening and deepening of the bilateral
relations.
It was stressed during the conversation that the high-standard
ties between Azerbaijan and the Kyrgyz Republic were also apace
within the parliamentary dimension; as was remarked, the
legislative bodies have a special role in the development of our
countries’ relations. Our Parliaments co-operate closely,
bilaterally as well as multilaterally. Amongst others, they
co-operate actively in international parliamentary organisations
such as the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary
Assembly of Turkic States, the Parliamentary Union of the
Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, the Asian Parliamentary
Assembly and other entities. Reciprocal visits and contacts of
Speakers and Members of Parliament were said to be conducive to the
continuing deepening of the co-operation between our legislative
bodies.
The meeting saw an exchange of opinions about other matters of
interest to the parties.
