Ogtay Asadov meets Italian delegation

The friendly ties between Azerbaijan and Italy successfully develop, Mr. Asadov noted. The negotiations President of Azerbaijan carried out in Italy in February 2005 and the signed documents have opened a new phase in development of relations.

As stated, today the goods turnover between two countries has reached $1,5 billion. All the large-scale economic projects in region have been initiated by Azerbaijan and now the country plays importunate role in Europe's energy safety, the Speaker of Azerbaijan stressed.

Ogtay Asadov spoke of the inter-parliamentary links between the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan and Italian Parliament. He also updated the guest on ensuring human rights and freedoms in the Republic, the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the UN Security Council's resolutions to solve the problem.

President of the Constitutional Court of Italy Franco Bile expressed gratitude for hospitality they were shown during the event in Baku. "Azerbaijan develops intensively and ensures human rights at high level. We are convinced that reciprocal visits will have positive influence on development of our relations," he underlined.

The sides also had exchange of views on a number of other questions representing mutual interest. AzerTAg