On April 18th chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, Volodymyr Lytvyn arrived in Azerbaijan for an official visit.
At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Chairman was welcomed by First Vice-Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ziyafat Asgarov and other officials.
"Azerbaijan and Ukraine are friendly countries. Today our relations are developing in all fields. Our goal is to expand and strengthen these relations even more," Lytvyn told journalists upon his arrival.
He also praised Azerbaijan`s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
During the visit, the Verkhovna Rada chairman will have a number of meetings with Azerbaijani officials to discuss cooperation between Azerbaijan`s and Ukrainian legislative bodies, as well as bilateral economic, political and humanitarian relations.

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