Azartac news agency, Baku
22 Aug 05
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the president of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe [PACE], Rene van der
Linden, at the presidential palace on 22 August.
The head of state recalled his meeting with Linden in Warsaw and said
that the meeting, which was important, discussed a number of issues of
mutual interest. The president noted that a lot was being done to
democratize society and expressed the hope that during the visit the
PACE head will familiarize himself with the developments in the
country.
Linden expressed his support for the process of reforms conducted by
the Council of Europe in the country. He noted that the resolution of
the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagornyy Karabakh conflict is the most
important issue for Azerbaijan and voiced his satisfaction with the
steps taken to resolve the conflict peacefully.
He noted that he had discussed the issue with the Armenian side during
his visit to Armenia and expressed the hope that the conflict will
soon be settled.
The meeting discussed a range of other issues of mutual interest.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress