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Presidents of Azerbaijan and Austria meet one-on-one - PHOTOSESSION

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Austria meet one-on-one - <span style="color: red;">PHOTOSESSION

13 May 2013 14:50 (UTC +04:00)

A ceremonial Guard of Honor was lined up for the Azerbaijani leader in front of the Hofburg Palace decorated with the national flags of the two countries. Austrian President Heinz Fischer and his spouse Margit Fischer welcomed President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva. The presidents inspected the Guard of Honor as an orchestra played the national anthems of Azerbaijan and Austria. Austrian state and government officials were introduced to President Ilham Aliyev, while members of the Azerbaijani delegation to President Heinz Fischer. The presidents and their spouses posed for photographs.

Following the official welcoming ceremony, presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Heinz Fischer of Austria met in private. During the meeting, they praised development of the Azerbaijan-Austria relations in various fields, including political and economic ones.The presidents noted the importance of high-level reciprocal visits in terms of development of bilateral ties between the two countries. They said President Ilham Aliyev`s official visit to Austria would contribute to developing relationship between the two countries.