Following the one-on-one meeting, Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Ivo Josipovic of Croatia met in presence of delegations. 
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed the meeting participants, saying:
"Dear Mr. President! Dear guests! I welcome You in Azerbaijan once again.
I am sure your visit will play an important role in developing relations between the two countries. We have discussed a number of issues on bilateral cooperation. There were sincere and open discussions. I am sure results of your visit will be successful and our cooperation will expand to cover a number of fields.
As we discussed today, there is a very active political dialogue between us. We have excellent political relations. Your visit is a good indicator of it. But, I consider we must also pay attention to other spheres of our life. Today, we have discussed economic cooperation and investment opportunities. I think successful development of bilateral relations will help establish better ties between our regions even more. Azerbaijan plays an important role in the Caspian Sea region. You are one of the leading states in your region. In short, the close relations between the two countries will positively influence regional cooperation. I am sure results of your visit will be successful and our countries will get closer even more. I thank You very much for accepting our invitation and arriving in Azerbaijan. We agreed this visit in one of our meetings. I hope your visit will be interesting and fruitful.
Welcome to our country."
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President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic thanked for a warm reception and said:
"Mr. President, thank You for your reception and hospitality. I and our delegation are pleased to be here. The reason behind it is not only the political cooperation but also good opportunities for economic and cultural cooperation. In a word, our delegation is ready to thoroughly discuss the future economic cooperation. We were aware of your big plans on making investments in the region. There are good cooperative opportunities between the Southeast Europe and the Caucasus region. Our countries had complicated history. Our experience is similar in terms of history. Our bilateral relations are based on mutual understanding. Today, we will sign three agreements. It is important as it will create conditions for economic cooperation. Thank You for your hospitality. I am sure that not only this meeting but also other meetings we will hold today will be useful."

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