On February 8th Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev received the Lithuanian delegation led by Speaker of the Seimas Irena Degutiene.
The Head of State praised political relations between the two countries.
President Ilham Aliyev noted the countries have good potential to expand economic cooperation.
The President stressed the importance of inter-parliamentary ties, adding the countries have cooperation experience within international organizations, including the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, OSCE and NATO.
The Head of State expressed confidence Mrs. Degutiene`s visit to Azerbaijan would contribute to boosting bilateral relations in this field.
The Speaker expressed pleasure over her visit to Azerbaijan, for having a chance to closely familiarize with the country with the fast-growing economy.
Mrs. Degutiene recalled the country`s companies would participate in the Azerbaijan-Lithuania business forum due within the visit.
She underlined the importance of the forum for developing relations in various fields.
Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Speaker said "Lithuania supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan".

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