Azerbaijani President holds several meetings - PHOTOS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Fadi Chehade.

The Azerbaijani leader stressed the importance of Fadi Chehade`s attending the 7th Internet Governance Forum in Baku.

The Head of State said the fact Baku was hosting the Forum was a vivid manifestation of Azerbaijan`s achievements on this front. President Ilham Aliyev said particular emphasis was attached to the activities of the independent Internet in Azerbaijan.

Fadi Chehade praised Azerbaijan`s achievements in the information and communication technologies sector.

He stressed the importance of installing ICANN`s 14th regional server in Azerbaijan. He said three of such servers were located in the United States of America. Fadi Chehade described the installation of ICANN`s server in Azerbaijan as an outstanding achievement, expressing confidence it will contribute to increasing the quality of Internet services across the region.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Indian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal.

The Minister conveyed Indian President Pranab Mukherjee`s and Premier Manmohan Singh `s greetings to the Azerbaijani leader.

He said he was pleased to attend the 7th Internet Governance Forum in Baku, and thanked President Ilham Aliyev for the excellent organization of the event. Kapil Sibal said he was deeply impressed by Azerbaijan`s achievements over the last few years under President Ilham Aliyev.

The minister said there were great opportunities for expanding the India-Azerbaijan cooperation in the information and communication technologies sector. President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan was interested in expanding the cooperation with India in different areas, including the ICT one.

The Head of State stressed the role of reciprocal visits in expanding the bilateral relations.
The Azerbaijani leader asked Minster Sibal to extend his greetings to the Indian President and the Prime Minister.


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