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Mehriban Aliyeva on working visit to US

06 December 2006 10:29 (UTC +04:00)

Within her visit Mehriban Aliyeva met with co-chairs of the working group on Azerbaijan, congressman democrat Solomon Ortiz, republican Bill Shuster and members of the working group Edd Winfield, Vicente Fox.
Mehriban Aliyeva stressed the successful development of relations between Azerbaijan and the US. Discussions on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, lift of Section 907 to the Freedom Support Act, geostrategical position of Azerbaijan were held at the meeting. Later Mehriban Aliyeva met with Robert Wexler, congressman who is about to take up his duties of Executive Director of Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats and invited him to Azerbaijan. The first lady was accompanied by a group of Azerbaijani parliamentarians. The president of Heydar Aliyev Foundation also met with George Bush Presidential Library Foundation President, ex-councillor on US National Security issues Brent Scowcroft. First lady also met with the representatives of famous universities of Washington. Famous U.S. scientists and statesmen, as well as Susan Eisenhower, Frederick Star, Svante Cornell, Anjela Stand, James Baker, Rob Sobhani, Roald Sagdeev, Ariel Cohen participated in the meeting. Mehriban Aliyeva also visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Weaving Museum in Washington. In the Azerbaijan Trade and Cultural Center (ATCC) founded by US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce of Washington first lady met with American art figures and Azerbaijani art figures living and working in the US. Mehriban Aliyevaâ€™s working visit to the US continues. /APA/