BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 13. Sahiba Gafarova,
Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, discussed interparliamentary
relations with the President of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith on
October 13.
This was reported by the Press and Public Relations Department
of the Azerbaijani Parliament.
Meanwhile, President of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith on an official
visit to participate in the summit of the Conference on Interaction
and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which will take
place in Baku.
Speaking about the significance of the guest’s participation in
the upcoming CICA summit in Baku, the Speaker of Parliament noted
that she highly values Laos’s representation at this forum.
Emphasizing that this visit marks the first official visit by a Lao
head of state to Azerbaijan, Speaker Sahiba Gafarova expressed
confidence that it would open a new chapter in bilateral
relations.
During the conversation, the important role of high-level
contacts in the development of bilateral relations was highlighted.
In this regard, special attention was paid to the significance of
the guest’s meetings with President Ilham Aliyev, the talks that
took place, and the documents signed.
In addition, it was noted that ties between Azerbaijan and Laos
are developing successfully in various areas. It was emphasized
that the countries actively cooperate and support one another
within the framework of international organizations, in particular
the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement.
The President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thongloun
Sisoulith,, noting that his last visit to Azerbaijan was 44 years
ago, shared his thoughts on the remarkable progress Azerbaijan has
made in recent years. He talked about the contribution of National
Leader Heydar Aliyev to the development of Azerbaijani-Lao
relations and highly praised his work.
Expressing his impressions of today’s meeting with President
Ilham Aliyev, the Lao head of state noted that his country is
interested in developing bilateral relations with Azerbaijan in the
areas of inter-parliamentary cooperation, education, technology,
agriculture, tourism, and other fields, as well as in exchanging
experiences.
The guest noted with satisfaction that he had met today with
students at Baku State University and that Azerbaijani higher
education institutions had trained up to 2,000 specialists for Laos
during the Soviet era, and he emphasized the importance of
continuing this tradition.
During the conversation, the sides also discussed the importance
of reciprocal visits by parliamentary delegations, promoting
cooperation between parliamentary committees, and coordination on
international platforms.
The meeting also included an exchange of views on other issues
of mutual interest.
