AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV AND PRESIDENT OF BULGARIA GEORGI PARVANOV

Following the official welcoming ceremony, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov have held a one-on-one meeting at the Presidential Palace. The Azerbaijani leader pointed out the importance of the Bulgarian President`s visit and expressed confidence that it would give a powerful impetus to development of political, economic and humanitarian relations between the two countries. He appreciated the OSCE-presiding Bulgaria`s effort to settle the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, and expressed hope for its intensification in the future. President Georgi Parvanov pointed to existence of a huge potential for development of the bilateral relations, and expressed a desire for close cooperation with Azerbaijan in process of integration into Europe. The parties also exchanged views on a number of other issues of mutual interest.