On September 13th President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received former President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga.
Ms. Vaira Vike-Freiberga said a lot of work had been done in Baku since she visited the city five years ago. She noted Baku had turned into a beautiful and modern city, and congratulated the Azerbaijani President on the accomplishments achieved.
President Ilham Aliyev, in turn, said large-scale projects were being carried out in Baku, as well as the regions of Azerbaijan. The Head of State pointed out a large volume of investment is made in various spheres, as well as in tourism sector in the country.
Touching upon Azerbaijan's international relations, the President said the country attaches great importance to cooperation with the European Union.
Ms. Vaira Vike-Freiberga said she would always support the expansion of Azerbaijan-EU cooperation.

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