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Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova met with the President of the Arab Parliament

02 November 2025 17:28 (UTC +04:00)

Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova met with President of the Arab Parliament Mohamed Alyammahi in Cairo as part of her working visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Press and Public Relations Department of the Milli Majlis told APA.

Speaker Sahiba Gafarova expressed her satisfaction with the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Muslim countries at the meeting, emphasizing that our relations are based on common religious, cultural and spiritual values.

It was noted that inter-parliamentary cooperation also plays an important role in the development of relations between our countries. In particular, it was noted that the Milli Majlis has close relations with the Arab Parliament and the parliaments of its member countries. Satisfaction was also expressed with the participation of delegations of parliaments of a number of Arab countries in the International Parliamentary Conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which was recently held in Baku.

During the meeting, Mohamed Alyammahi noted that Azerbaijan holds a special place for Arab countries. He conveyed his congratulations on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the 5th anniversary of November 8 - Victory Day.

During the conversation, the importance of joint activities between the Milli Majlis and the Arab Parliament at the international level was noted. It was also noted that the Arab Parliament attaches great importance to relations with the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network, which was established at the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev and is currently chaired by the Milli Majlis. It was emphasized that the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network has observer status with the Arab Parliament, and the Arab Parliament also participates in all events of the Parliamentary Network.

The meeting also discussed the issues of further expanding relations between the Milli Majlis and the Arab Parliament, and the importance of continuing joint efforts in this direction was noted.