President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received credentials of newly-appointed ambassador of Paraguay Marcial Bobadilla Guillen.
The Ambassador passed along the guard of honor.
Then, President Ilham Aliyev and the Paraguayan ambassador had a conversation.
Mr. Guillen conveyed the greetings of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo to the Head of State.
He said "Paraguay is longing for the work with Azerbaijan`s government and people".
President Ilham Aliyev expressed hope bilateral relations between the countries would develop successfully.
The Head of State said "our relations have not been so active thus far".
President Ilham Aliyev expressed assurance relations between Azerbaijan and Paraguay would strengthen, adding areas for cooperation would be defined.
The Azerbaijan`s leader stressed its necessary that "our peoples and business structures could get to know each other better for development of bilateral ties".
President Ilham Aliyev expressed hope the embassy of Paraguay would contribute to boosting cooperation between the countries.
The Head of State asked the ambassador to pass on his greetings to Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.

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