Azerbaijan, Russia hold scheduled meeting of Interparliamentary Co-op Commission

The 22nd meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Commission of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation took place on March 17, Report informs, citing the Milli Majlis.

Speaker of the Milli Majlis, Sahiba Gafarova, and Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia, Valentina Matviyenko, took the floor at the opening ceremony.

Sahiba Gafarova and Valentina Matviyenko touched upon the importance of inter-parliamentary links in their greeting speeches. Besides, both speakers stated their views upon MPs’ activities within the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Commission.

Chairman of the Milli Majlis Culture Committee, Polad Bulbuloglu, was decorated with the Parliamentarianism Development Merits Badge of Honor from the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation at the event.

The meeting of the Azerbaijan-Russia Inter-Parliamentary Commission continued then.

The Commission Co-chairmen – First Deputy Speaker of the Milli Majlis, Ali Ahmadov, and First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia, Andrey Yatskin, – informed the assembly of the agenda.

Comments and discussions about the agenda items followed.

The 22nd meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Commission of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan and the Federal Assembly of Russia concluded with the discussion of the agenda.

The Azerbaijani and Russian members of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission as well as representatives of concerned government authorities took part in the meeting.