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Dutch ambassador: â€œRene van der Lindenâ€™s visit to Azerbaijan purposes to strengthen inter-parliamentary and economic relationsâ€

08 September 2010 14:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Lachin Sultanova - APA. The purpose of President of the Senate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Rene van der Lindenâ€™s visit is to strengthen mutual favorable relations and cooperation in inter-parliamentary, as well as economic sphere and develop perspectives on cooperation in the sphere of education, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Netherlands to Azerbaijan Arien Uiterlind told APA.

The visit may yield further networks aimed at connecting Azerbaijani authorities and Dutch interested parties with a view to furthering close cooperation in the fields as mentioned above. The government and interested private parties could then follow-up on these meetings and elaborate specific agreements.

Inter-parliamentary activities between The Netherlands and Azerbaijan have been developing prosperously, both in the context of the Parliamentarian Assembly of the Council of Europe, platform for dialogue and basic values for the pan-European continent as well as bilaterally. Of course there is a Dutch-Azerbaijani friendship group in the Azerbaijani Parliament. The Speakers of the Parliaments also regularly meet at the Conferences of the Speakers of the Parliament.

Last July a group of Dutch Parliamentarians visited Baku in the spirit of sharing best practices and learning about each others culture, politics and other relevant topics.

The frequent visits of Dutch high-level delegations to Azerbaijan, and vice versa, over the last nine months are real examples of growing mutual interest.