BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 13. Speaker of
Azerbaijan`s Parliament Sahiba Gafarova and Member of the Standing
Committee of the Central Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party
(CPP) and Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Cambodia Thun Vathana
highlighted positive political dialogue between the countries.


This was announced by the press service of the Azerbaijani
Parliament following a meeting between Gafarova and Vathana.


According to the information, during the meeting, the sides
emphasized that despite the geographical distance, Azerbaijan and
Cambodia are friendly countries, and that the positive political
dialogue between the countries creates good opportunities for
further expansion of cooperation across many areas.


"The two hailed the mutual support of Azerbaijan and Cambodia
within the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement and other international
organizations, as well as the fruitful cooperation between the
parties," the information says.


In the course of the conversation, the role of parliaments in
deepening relations between the two countries was pointed out.


Recalling her official visit to Cambodia and her meetings with
the Prime Minister, the Speakers of the National Assembly and the
Senate, Gafarova also emphasized the importance of the memorandum
of understanding signed between the Azerbaijani Parliament and the
National Assembly of Cambodia.


Moreover, the importance of reciprocal visits of MPs and the
participation of representatives from both sides in events
organized in Azerbaijan and Cambodia was highlighted. The speaker
stressed the significance of cooperation within international
parliamentary organizations, in particular, in the Non-Aligned
Movement Parliamentary Network, as well as in the ASEAN
Inter-Parliamentary Assembly.


The guest noted that his country attaches great importance to
relations with Azerbaijan across many areas, including the
parliaments ties. In this context, he pointed out the role of
reciprocal visits, as well as the cooperation of friendship groups
under both countries` parliaments.


During the meeting, it was emphasized that this visit is carried
out within the international conference on "Regional Contribution
to Global Security: Peacebuilding in the South Caucasus" to be held
by the New Azerbaijan Party in Shusha, and the cooperation between
the political parties of both countries was positively
assessed.


Besides, the speaker underlined that the officials who will
participate in the event will familiarize themselves with the huge
construction work carried out in Shusha, the cultural capital of
Azerbaijan. She informed the guest about the 30-year occupation and
liberation of Azerbaijani lands.


The information added that during the conversation, an exchange
of views on other issues of mutual interest was held.