BAKU: Aliyev of Azerbaijan & Parvanov of Bulgaria meet in private

Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
Oct 7 2004

AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV AND PRESIDENT OF BULGARIA GEORGI
PARVANOV MEET IN PRIVATE
[October 07, 2004, 13:54:05]

Following the official welcoming ceremony, President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Georgi Parvanov have held a one-on-one meeting at the Presidential
Palace.

The Azerbaijani leader pointed out the importance of the Bulgarian
President’s visit and expressed confidence that it would give a
powerful impetus to development of political, economic and
humanitarian relations between the two countries. He appreciated the
OSCE-presiding Bulgaria’s effort to settle the Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, and expressed hope for its
intensification in the future.

President Georgi Parvanov pointed to existence of a huge potential
for development of the bilateral relations, and expressed a desire
for close cooperation with Azerbaijan in process of integration into
Europe.

The parties also exchanged views on a number of other issues of
mutual interest.