On February 20th President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a Kazakh delegation led by chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament Nurlan Nigmatulin.
President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan relations had been rapidly developing. The Head of State recalled his recent meeting with Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev in Sochi. He praised political relations between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. The Head of State noted the role of parliaments in strengthening the bilateral cooperation. President Ilham Aliyev said the two countries were actively cooperating both in bilateral format and in international organizations. The Head of State said the visit by the chairman of the Mazhilis of the Kazakh Parliament would contribute to broadening the two countries` relations.
Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Kazakh Parliament Nurlan Nigmatulin said he was received by President Nursultan Nazarbayev before embarking on a visit to Azerbaijan, adding the Kazakh leader told him to extend to the Azerbaijani President his greetings and best regards as well as his wishes for peace and prosperity of the Azerbaijani people.
Nurlan Nigmatulin emphasized the role of friendly ties and mutual respect between national leader Heydar Aliyev and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the development of the two countries` relationship. He said that friendly contacts between the heads of state were presently contributing to expanding these relations too. Nurlan Nigmatulin handed over a letter of Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev to President Ilham Aliyev.
They discussed prospects for broadening Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan cooperation in various fields.
The Azerbaijani President asked Nursultan Nazarbayev to convey his greetings to his Kazakh counterpart.