AZERBAIJAN INVITES MALAYSIAN PM TO VISIT THE COUNTRY

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Azerbaijan has invited Malaysian Prime
Minister Najib Tun Razak to visit the country in the near future.

The letter of invitation from Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to Najib was
conveyed through Azerbaijan Emergency Affairs Minister Kamaluddin Heydarov
to Malaysia's Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Chee Leong during their meeting
in Wisma Putra (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Putrajaya Wednesday.

Heydarov was on a two–day visit to Malaysia from yesterday, aimed at
strengthening relations between both countries, said the Foreign Ministry in a
statement Wednesday.

Heydarov, who was in the capacity as the Personal Envoy of the Azerbaijan
President, had also during the meeting with Lee discussed efforts to strengthen
bilateral relations between Malaysia and Azerbaijan, particularly in the areas
of economy, trade and investment.

--BERNAMA