Azerbaijani President attends informal meeting of Council of CIS Heads of State - UPDATE

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev on Tuesday as part of his visit to Moscow. The Head of State congratulated Almazbek Atambayev on his election as President of Kyrgyzstan, wished him every success in further activities.

President Ilham Aliyev pointed out existence of good prospects for relations between the two countries, adding the sides will always support each other. Almazbek Atambayev, in turn, recalled Heydar Aliyev`s merits, underlining that the incumbent president Ilham Aliyev is worthy successor of him. Kyrgyz President stressed he was eyewitness of great changes in Baku.

President Ilham Aliyev spoke of opportunities to expand economic cooperation and humanitarian relations, adding relations between the two countries were developing steadily. The Head of State invited Kyrgyz President to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan what was willingly accepted.

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21.12.11
10:36

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev yesterday attended an informal meeting of the Council of the CIS Heads of State in Moscow.  President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev welcomed President Ilham Aliyev and other participants of the event.

Opening the event President Medvedev thanked the presidents for the attention to the meeting. Then chairman of the Council, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev and other heads of state delivered speeches at the event. A joint declaration was adopted on the results of the meeting.

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A dinner yesterday was given in honor of participants of the informal meeting of the Council of the CIS Heads of State in the Grand Kremlin Palace.Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev attended the event.

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20.12.11
14:25

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today arrived in Moscow to participate in an informal summit of the CIS Heads of State. At the Vnukovo 2 International Airport, the President of Azerbaijan was welcomed by Russian top-ranking government officials.

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11:56

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today left for Moscow to participate in an informal summit of the CIS Heads of State. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Head of State was seen off by Prime Minister Arthur Rasizade, head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and Baku mayor Hajibala Abutalybov.


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