AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENTARIANS MEET VISITING EUROPEAN JOURNALISTS

Baku, 8 November,(AzerTAj)Members of Azerbaijan Milli Majlis (Parliament) have met with visiting delegation of journalists from EU member countries.

Chairman of Milli Majlis Standing Commission on Economic Policy Ziyad Samadzade
briefed them on Azerbaijan parliament`s economic legislative basis, the reforms
carried out in the country and regional projects being implemented at Azerbaijan`s
initiative.
According to him, Azerbaijan is known as a reformer throughout the world though it
faced serious economic crisis during early years of independence, particularly, in
the wake of Armenia`s aggression.
Mr. Samadzade pointed out in comparison to previous years the Azerbaijan`s budget
revenues had been boosted with significant increase in GDP.
Chairman of Standing Commission on Legal Policy and State Building Ali Huseynov told
of Azerbaijan`s relationship with the European Union and other international
organizations.
He noted twenty percent of Azerbaijan`s territories were occupied by Armenian
aggressors and more than 1 million people were driven from their homes.
According to Huseynov, his country hopes for the European Union`s support for
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peacefully and on the basis of
international norms.
The European journalists thanked Azerbaijani MPs for the meeting and detailed
information. They praised dynamic development they witnessed in the country.
The meeting also revolved around development prospects for Azerbaijan-EU
relationship, arranging reciprocal visits, expansion of regional cooperation and
other issues.
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