BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. Speaker of
Azerbaijan’s Parliament Sahiba Gafarova has met with Margarida
Talapa, President of Mozambique’s Assembly of the Republic, the
Azerbaijani parliament’s Press and Public Relations Department
reported.
Talapa was visiting Azerbaijan to attend the 20th session of the
Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation (OIC PU).
During the meeting, the sides discussed the significance of the
20th OIC PU Conference session and highlighted the role of the
Parliamentary Union in strengthening ties between Muslim countries
and their legislative bodies.
Gafarova emphasized the importance of cooperation and mutual
support between the two countries and their parliaments within
international organizations. She also provided information about
the activities of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned
Movement, established at the initiative of Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev.
The sides exchanged views on parliamentary cooperation,
including the importance of maintaining contacts between lawmakers
and facilitating mutual visits.
Talapa thanked Azerbaijan for its high level of hospitality and
shared her positive impressions of her visit and of Baku. She
highlighted the importance of the Parliamentary Union Conference
and praised Azerbaijan’s efforts in organizing the event.
She said Mozambique attaches great importance to expanding
relations with Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis and expressed confidence
that closer parliamentary ties would contribute to broader
relations between the two countries.
The meeting also included an exchange of views on other issues
of mutual interest.
