BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 21. On July 21, Sahiba
Gafarova, Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, met with a
delegation led by Kan Shuai, Deputy Director General of the
Information Research Center within the International Department of
the Communist Party of China Central Committee (IDCPC), which was
visiting Azerbaijan.


This was reported by the Parliament’s Public Relations
Office.


The meeting noted with satisfaction the dynamic development of
Azerbaijani-Chinese relations and the successes achieved, and
discussed ways to further strengthen inter-parliamentary and
inter-party cooperation, as well as expand ties in the economic,
trade, educational, cultural, and humanitarian spheres, including
youth exchanges.


Welcoming the delegation from the Communist Party of China
(CPC), Speaker Sahiba Gafarova emphasized that the friendly
relations between the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
Ilham Aliyev, and the President of the People’s Republic of China,
Xi Jinping, have served as the foundation for the rapidly
developing cooperation between Azerbaijan and China in all areas in
recent years.


In addition, it was noted that Azerbaijan has always
unconditionally supported the “One China” policy and China’s
territorial integrity. We also highly appreciate China’s support
for Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.


The Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament noted that the visits
by President Ilham Aliyev to the People’s Republic of China in
2025, in particular the signing during the state visit of the Joint
Statement on Establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
between Azerbaijan and China, marked an important milestone in the
development of bilateral relations.


Sahiba Gafarova stated that interparliamentary ties are an
important component of Azerbaijani-Chinese relations. Gafarova
spoke about her meetings during her working visit to China this
year with Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the
National People’s Congress of China, as well as with Liu Jianchao,
Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China, who visited Azerbaijan last year,
noting that interparliamentary dialogue and cooperation within
international organizations are continuing successfully.


The Speaker of Parliament emphasized that, alongside the
high-level political dialogue between Azerbaijan and China based on
mutual trust, inter-party cooperation is also developing
successfully. She noted that the effective ties established between
the “New Azerbaijan” Party and the Communist Party of China, as
well as the signed Memorandum of Understanding, are making an
important contribution to the further expansion of this
cooperation.


Kang Shuai, Deputy Director of the Information and Research
Department of the International Department of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of China, noted that relations between China
and Azerbaijan have been developing successfully in recent years,
and that the high level of interaction between the leaders of the
two countries plays an important role in strengthening this
cooperation.


Kan Shuai recalled with satisfaction the visit of Speaker of
Parliament Sahiba Gafarova to the People’s Republic of China and
the meetings held by her, and highly commended her support for the
development of dialogue between Azerbaijan and China, including
inter-party dialogue.


At the meeting, Tahir Budagov, Deputy Chairman of the “New
Azerbaijan” Party and Head of its Central Office, spoke about the
importance of political dialogue and interparliamentary cooperation
in the context of interstate relations and shared his views on the
prospects for developing cooperation between the “New Azerbaijan”
Party and the Communist Party of China.


Lu Mei, China’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, shared her views on
various aspects of relations between Azerbaijan and China.


The meeting featured an exchange of views on other issues of
mutual interest.