BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 10. The
Azerbaijan-UK Interparliamentary Relations Working Group has been
reformed, the head of the working group, Deputy Chairman of the
Science and Education Committee of the Azerbaijani Parliament Fariz
Ismailzade said at the plenary session of the parliament today,
Trend reports.
The MP noted that he attended the meeting of the working group
in London a few days ago.
"Due to problems with certain internal procedures in the UK
Parliament, the activities of the working group, the rules for
their formation were changed some time ago, and in many cases were
tightened. However, as a result of the regular and consistent
propaganda work carried out by our embassy, parliament, and the
speaker, the working group was reformed. According to the new
rules, MPs from four different parties put their signatures for the
establishment of this group," he explained.
The MP emphasized that the meetings focused on the peace agenda
in the region, the rapid growth of Azerbaijani-UK relations, new
realities in the South Caucasus, including Azerbaijan's brilliant
victory and its transformation into a transport hub in the Eurasian
region, energy policy, and the path of mediation on a global scale.
The meetings noted that as a result of President Ilham Aliyev's
far-sighted policy, UK-Azerbaijani relations have risen to a
strategic level.
"UK MPs expressed hope for the deepening of cooperation in new
areas within the framework of Azerbaijani-UK strategic relations,
including technologies, green energy, artificial intelligence,
logistics, security, defense industry, and other areas.
UK MPs also particularly noted the work carried out by the
Azerbaijani parliament in parliamentary diplomacy. An agreement was
reached on mutual bilateral visits.
At the same time, I participated in a conference on the South
Caucasus at leading think tanks. Foreign trips and meetings of our
MPs are frequent. However, the reformation of the working group and
the deepening of relations with the parliament of a leading country
like the UK deserve special attention," Ismailzade added.
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