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Azerbaijani President receives credentials of newly-appointed Lithuanian, Norwegian and Malaysian Ambassadors

09 September 2014 14:22 (UTC +04:00)

The parties expressed their satisfaction with the development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Lithuania and stressed the importance of reciprocal visits in terms of the strengthening of these ties.

It was noted that there were good opportunities for the expansion of relations in bilateral and multilateral formats. The parties exchanged views over the development of cooperation between the two countries in political and economic fields and in international organizations, including the European Union and NATO.

President Ilham Aliyev has also received the credentials of Malaysia’s newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Dato’ Roslan Bin Tan Sri Abdul Rahman.

The parties noted the importance of mutual interest in expanding Azerbaijani-Malaysian relations, and said there were good opportunities for the development of bilateral ties in various areas. The sides emphasized the significance of successful cooperation in the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Azerbaijani President has also received the credentials of Norway's newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Bard Ivar Svendsen. President Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with the Ambassador.

Saying that the bilateral relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Kingdom of Norway were satisfactory in general, President Ilham Aliyev expressed his confidence that Ambassador Bard Ivar Svendsen's tenure would see this cooperation further develop. Saying that long-term energy relations between the two countries were successfully developing, President Ilham Aliyev noted that there was mutual interest in deepening this cooperation in the non-energy sector too.

Ambassador Bard Ivar Svendsen emphasized the importance of long-term active cooperation in the energy sector. The Norwegian Ambassador said he would spare no efforts to ensure the broadening of the bilateral relations during his diplomatic tenure in Azerbaijan.