BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. The Azerbaijani
Parliament Speaker, Sahiba Gafarova, has met with the Chairman of
the State Council of Oman, Sheikh Abdulmalik Al Khalili, to discuss
interparliamentary cooperation within the framework of her official
visit to the country, a source in the parliament told Trend.


The meeting highlighted the existence of bilateral relations
between the two countries based on friendship, mutual respect, and
understanding.


The meeting noted broad opportunities created by the historical,
religious, and cultural similarities between the two peoples for
the development of relations between the countries. The meeting saw
an exchange of views on relations between the legislative bodies of
the two countries, and emphasized the contribution of the
inter-parliamentary cooperation to the further development of
bilateral relations.


The parties highly appreciated the deepening of
interparliamentary ties in recent years. Mutual visits of the
parliamentary speakers and the strengthening of contacts within the
framework of various international organizations were assessed as
important factors in expanding the relations.


Al Khalili expressed confidence that the first official visit of
the Azerbaijani parliament speaker to Oman will give new impetus to
the further development of bilateral relations.


The meeting emphasized successful cooperation of the parliaments
of both countries on both bilateral and international parliamentary
platforms, including mutual support demonstrated within
organizations such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Asian
Parliamentary Assembly, and the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation.


Gafarova highlighted the importance of cooperation within the
framework of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network
established on the initiative of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham
Aliyev, and positively evaluated the active participation of the
Omani parliament in the organization.


The exchange of views also covered other issues of mutual
interest.


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