AZERBAIJAN MILLI MAJLIS CHAIRMAN MEETS HUNGARY `S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER IN BAKU

Baku,6 September,(AzerTAj)Chairman of the Azerbaijan Milli Majlis (Parliament) Ogtay Asadov met Friday with visiting Speaker of the Hungary `s National Assembly Mrs. Katalin Szili.

O. Asadov said integration into Europe was one of Azerbaijan`s foreign policy priorities.

He stressed documents signed during reciprocal visits by the two
countries` top officials had created a legal base for expanding bilateral cooperation.

“Azerbaijan plays an important role in ensuring Europe`s energy
security, and the country backs the Nabucco project”, underscored Mr. Asadov.
Touching upon parliamentary relations, Mr. Asadov noted friendship groups had been
established in both countries` legislative bodies. He added parliamentary relations
would also contribute to enhancing other spheres including economic cooperation
between the two countries.
The Milli Majlis Speaker also briefed his counterpart on the Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh calling it a major obstacle to not only Azerbaijan`s,
but also the region`s development. “The conflict must be settled on strict
maintenance of Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity and in accordance with
international norms, and we hope Hungary will support official Baku in this
question”, Asadov underlined.
Katalin Szili, in turn, described Azerbaijan as the most developed country in the
South Caucasus saying her country is curious about cooperation with it. He notified
Hungary`s embassy will be opened in Baku in October. She also stressed the
importance of expanding parliamentary relations and intensifying reciprocal visits
by both countries` officials.
Mrs. Szili expressed hope Hungary-Azerbaijan cooperation would further continue to
expand.
The sides also discussed other issues of mutual interest.
Milli Majlis Deputy Speaker Bahar Muradova, Head of the Administration of the Milli
Majlis Safa Mirzayev were also present in the meeting.