On June 10th President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine Riad Malki.
The Head of State said Azerbaijan and the State of Palestine enjoyed active cooperative ties. President Ilham Aliyev praised the bilateral political relations, noting the two countries have good potential for development of economic cooperation. The Azerbaijani leader added that business investment opportunities were being explored.
President Ilham Aliyev recalled the visit by President of the State of Palestine Mahmud Abbas to Azerbaijan, saying the visit created good opportunities to discuss how to bolster cooperation.
The Head of State pointed out that the people of Azerbaijan and Palestine enjoyed friendly ties, saying Azerbaijan always supported initiatives concerning Palestine in international organizations, including the United Nations.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki thanked the Azerbaijani President for his intention to expand the cooperation with his country.
He handed over President of the State of Palestine Mahmud Abbas`s letter to the Head of State. Foreign Minister Riad Malki said that in his letter, the President of Palestine Mahmud Abbas offered his greetings to the Azerbaijani leader and thanked the country for supporting Palestine in the General Assembly of the United Nations to accord Palestine 'Non-Member Observer State' Status in the organization.
President Ilham Aliyev thanked for Mahmud Abbas`s letter, and asked the FM to convey his greetings to the Head of the State of Palestine.

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