President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a British delegation led by Mark Field, chairman of the UK-Azerbaijan parliamentary group, member of the Conservative Party and Intelligence and Security Committee from the Cities of London and Westminster.
Field said one of his group`s objectives was to deliver information about Azerbaijan to members of the British parliament. He noted Azerbaijan had great potential not only in the oil and gas sector, but also non-energy one. He expressed hope the UK and Azerbaijan would share best practices in agriculture, tourism, sports, culture and other areas.
Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Field said over the last 20 years the Azerbaijani people and government had been very patient towards the problem. He stressed they understand Azerbaijan`s concerns over this conflict. Field also added during the visit they would learn more about the problem.
President Ilham Aliyev highly appreciated the fact that UK-Azerbaijan parliamentary group delivers information about the accomplishments in Azerbaijan and future plans.
The Head of State pointed out Azerbaijan-UK relationship, covering various spheres, was developing successfully. He added the two countries enjoy long history of energy cooperation.
President Ilham Aliyev underlined the importance of expanding cooperation in making investments in tourism, sports, culture spheres, as well as non-oil sector.
The Head of State also underscored the necessity to explore opportunities on how to develop mutually beneficial cooperation even more.

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