Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan considers it important to step up efforts to further strengthen CIS

Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan considers it important to step up efforts to further strengthen CIS
# 12 April 2018 14:25 (UTC +04:00)

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by chairman of the Executive Committee and Executive Secretary of the CIS, head of the CIS observation mission for the presidential election Sergey Lebedev.

Lebedev congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his convincing victory in the presidential election.

"The election results are a manifestation of the huge respect the Azerbaijani people have for you. As the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee, I would like to add that you have great influence in the whole Commonwealth of Independent States,” he noted.

Lebedev expressed his gratitude to the Azerbaijani president for his support for the CIS’s activities, voicing confidence that Azerbaijan will actively cooperate with this organization during the new presidential term.

Lebedev, who noted that 221 observers from 8 states took part in the mission, wished Azerbaijan and the people of Azerbaijan prosperity and successful development.

Expressing his gratitude for the warm words and congratulations, President Aliyev emphasized the importance of the activities of the CIS observation mission.

The president noted that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to cooperation with the CIS and considers it important to step up efforts to further strengthen the organization.

President Aliyev praised Lebedev’s activities aimed at increasing the international reputation of the CIS.

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