Following their private meeting, Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Valdis Zatlers of Latvia were joined by both countries` delegations.
The Latvian leader welcomed his Azerbaijani counterpart. President Zatlers recalled his official visit to Azerbaijan, calling it a success. He expressed confidence the Azerbaijani President`s visit would contribute to developing the relations between Baku and Riga.
President Aliyev said he was pleased to be visiting "such a beautiful country as Latvia".
The Azerbaijani leader said the visit was a good opportunity to discuss the bilateral relations and develop a mutually-beneficial dialogue and cooperation.
The President said a forthcoming Latvia-Azerbaijan business forum will be a success and contribute to developing the bilateral cooperation.
Peace talks to settle the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and the Azerbaijan-Latvia relations in the fields of economy, energy, information and communication technologies, mutual investment and education were discussed during the meeting.
The two leaders stressed the importance of the bilateral relations from the point of view of the cooperation within the European Union, and expressed confidence this cooperation would expand.

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