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Elmar Mammadyarov receives outgoing Russian and Chinese ambassadors to Azerbaijan

16 March 2009 16:58 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov due to expiration of his tenure, the Foreign Ministryâ€™s Press service told APA.
The sides exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations between the two countries and stressed the importance of expansion of these relations in all levels in the future.
Istratov expressed his satisfaction with his diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan and expressed his confidence for further development of the relations between the two countries.
Mammadyarov stated that Istratov contributed to the development of the relations between the two countries and wished him successes in his future activity.
Mammadyarov has also received outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zhang Haizhou. The Ambassador expressed his satisfaction with the development of the bilateral relations between the two countries and stressed the necessity of expansion of relations in future.
Mammadyarov expressed his satisfaction with the relations developed between China and Azerbaijan in several spheres and underlined the necessity of development of all-round cooperation. The Minister wished successes to the Ambassador in his future activity.