Recalling his last year's visit to China, President Ilham Aliyev said it made an important contribution to development of China-Azerbaijan relations in variety of fields.

He pointed out successful cooperation between the two countries in international organizations, and highly appreciated China's position with regard to the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno Karabakh.

Azerbaijani leader also stressed the importance of development of Azerbaijan-China interparliamentary relations, and expressed confidence that this visit would even strengthen friendly relations between the two countries.

Xu Jialu conveyed warm greetings and handed over a letter from Chinese President Hu Jintao to President Ilham Aliyev.

He pointed out successful cooperation between China and Azerbaijan in various fields, and mutual support in international organizations. Vice-Chairman expressed hope for further development of bilateral relations.