On August 5th Speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament Ogtay Asadov met with the United Nations resident coordinator in the country Fikrat Akcura.
Asadov said his country enjoys "close" relations with different agencies of the United Nations, including UNESCO and UNICEF.
The Speaker praised international organization's contribution to realizing various projects and programs on healthcare, woman problems and poverty reduction in Azerbaijan.
Asadov told of his country's contribution to fighting international terrorism.
He spoke of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, pointing out four relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council. Asadov said the UN General Assembly also adopted a resolution, noting "despite these resolutions demand an unconditional withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, they still remain unfulfilled".
Asadov expressed hope that for ensuring stability and security in the region, the organization must "actively" use its opportunities to ensure the execution of all resolutions and force Armenia observe the international legal norms.
Akcura highlighted the importance of "good" cooperation between Azerbaijan and UN agencies.
The chief of the UN diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan vowed to spare no efforts during his tenure to contribute to further deepening the relationship.{nl}

Later the same day, the Azerbaijani speaker met with Austrian ambassador to Baku Silvia Mayer-Kaybich.
Asadov said his country attaches a particular importance to developing the bilateral ties with all European countries, including Austria.
"Our country is interested in boosting cooperation with Austria in all fields," the Speaker added.
Asadov hailed cooperation between the two nations within international and regional organizations, including the United Nations and the OSCE.
He also highlighted the importance of developing the interparliamentary ties with Austria, which, he said, has "great experience" in this regard.
Asadov also touched upon economic cooperation, noting the two countries have "quite a big" potential to further boost it.
The Speaker said Azerbaijan plays "significant" role in ensuring Europe's energy security. He said Azerbaijan supports the Nabucco project and praises Austria's backing it and the country's "close" participation in it.
The Austrian ambassador said her country was keen on strengthening the relations with Azerbaijan.
Mayer-Kaybich praised Azerbaijan's "balanced energy policy".
The two also discussed the issues concerning the upcoming parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
The ambassador expressed assurance Azerbaijan would hold democratic and fair elections as it did in the past.
They also discussed the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh.

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