Azerbaijani parliament speaker meets with Estonian president

Chair of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova has had a meeting with the Estonian President Alar Karis as part of her current official visit to the Republic of Estonia.

Report informs, citing the press service of the Azerbaijani parliament, that President Karis said he believed that the visit would to bolster the bilateral relations further.

Mr.Karis emphasized that there is now a sound potential to continue promoting interaction between the two countries. The Estonian leader also voiced the support for the ties between Azerbaijan and the European Union. Estonia has invariably backed the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, Mr Karis said.

The speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova passed on to President Karis the greetings from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Speaker Gafarova said that it was her first visit to Estonia as a parliament speaker. She voiced satisfaction with the current level of interaction between the parliaments of Azerbaijan and Estonia.

Sahiba Gafarova also spoke of the connections between Azerbaijan and the European Union, noting that the EU and Azerbaijan are finalizing negotiations on signing a new partnership agreement.

The sides also discussed other matters of mutual interest during their meeting.