Iran: Azeri premier meets Egyptian minister of international coop

Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
Dec 30 2007

Azeri premier meets Egyptian minister of international coop

Baku, Dec 30, IRNA

Azerbaijan`s Prime Minister Artur Rasizade met with Egypt`s Minister
for International Cooperation Faiza Abu El Naga, AzerTAc reported.

The Egyptian Minister expressed satisfaction with results of her
meetings in Baku.

Faiza Abu El Naga said Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev`s visit to
Egypt this year gave the impetus to the development of bilateral
relations between the two countries.

She added Egypt`s President Hosni Mubarak is also expected to visit
Azerbaijan soon.

Faiza Abu El Naga said there are huge prospects for future
Azerbaijan-Egypt cooperation.

The Egyptian Minister said during her talks in Baku, Egypt and
Azerbaijan agreed that her country will make investments in
construction of a pharmaceutical plant in the Azeri capital and
provide teaching aids on Arabian for Azerbaijani schools.

Artur Rasizade spoke of Azerbaijan`s economic development. He
informed the Egyptian Minister about regional economic and transport
projects.

On the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
the Azeri Premier said his country is making every effort towards
peaceful settlement of the dispute.

Faiza Abu El Naga said Egypt support Azerbaijan`s territorial
integrity and sovereignty, and that its stance will never change.