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Azerbaijanâ€™s President Ilham Aliyev holds several meetings within the framework of Astana summit of OSCE

01 December 2010 11:02 (UTC +04:00)

Baku - APA. Attending Astana summit of heads of OSCE member-states, Azerbaijanâ€™s President Ilham Aliyev has today held several bilateral meetings, press service of the Presidential Administration told APA.

Today he has met here with Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte. Opportunities for Azerbaijan-Netherlands cooperation in a variety of fields were discussed at the meeting. The need for taking some steps in this direction was underlined. The parties noted opening of embassies contributes to cooperation between the two countries. The Azerbaijan-Netherlands cooperation in terms of development of Azerbaijan-EU relations was underscored at the meeting.

Azerbaijanâ€™s President Ilham Aliyev has today met Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou. Development of relations between Azerbaijan and Greece was discussed at the meeting. They noted the two countries have good prospects for cooperation in various fields, in particular energy sector. The parties discussed the ways for settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. President Ilham Aliyev highlighted Azerbaijanâ€™s position on settlement of the dispute.

Moreover, Azerbaijanâ€™s President Ilham Aliyev has today met Foreign Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd in Astana. Mr. Rudd said Australia is interested in developing bilateral, security, environmental and global cooperation with Azerbaijan. He also informed the President that Azerbaijani community exists in his country. President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan can develop cooperation with Australia. The President highlighted development of Azerbaijan in all fields, adding there is good environment for Australian companies to operate in Azerbaijan. They also discussed the ways for settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. President Ilham Aliyev touched on Azerbaijanâ€™s position on settlement of the dispute.