On June 28th Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan received the Iraqi delegation led by Rowsch Nouri Shaways, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs.
The Head of State pointed out Iraq and Azerbaijan have great history of bilateral relations. He underlined that these ties are successfully developing, saying there are good opportunities for expanding them even more. On the political cooperation, the Azerbaijani leader said both countries support each other within international organizations. The Head of State highlighted ample opportunities for development of economic cooperation too. President Aliyev underscored the importance of participation of Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in the Crans Montana Forum and expressed assurance the current visit would be important for discussing bilateral ties.
Shaways extended greetings to President Aliyev from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki. He said he is satisfied to visit Azerbaijan and meet President Ilham Aliyev.
Good potential for development of cooperation in energy, sector, tourism, investment and other fields.
The Head of State asked Shaways to pass on his greetings to Iraqi President and Prime Minister.

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