MILLI MAJLIS SPEAKER MEETS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT`S DELEGATION

Baku,29 September,(AzerTAj)Speaker of the Azerbaijan Milli Majlis (Parliament) Ogtay
Asadov met Monday with visiting delegation of the European Parliament headed by
Graham Watson, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).

O. Asadov said integration into Euro-Atlantic structures was one of Azerbaijan`s
foreign policy priorities. According to him, Azerbaijan attaches significant
importance to enhancing relations with international organizations, in particular
the European Parliament.

Asadov notified a joint meeting of the Azerbaijan-European Union inter-parliamentary
cooperation commission will be held in early October in Brussels, adding such kind
of events will promote to deepening bilateral relationships.
Graham Watson, in turn, expressed his gratitude to O. Asadov for reception of the
delegation.

He stressed the European Parliament is interested in expanding relations with
Azerbaijan in all spheres.
The meeting also discussed various aspects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the
European Union and other issues of mutual interest.