The Bulgarian President`s visit

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.