BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova has met with President of
the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba
Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez throughout her working go to to that
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Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez welcomed the top of the Azerbaijani
legislature warmly and thanked her for her participation within the
G77+China Group Summit that had taken place in Cuba.
The pleasant ties between Azerbaijan and Cuba had been talked about, as
clearly evidenced by the cordiality with which Cuban Vice President
Salvador Antonio Valdes Mesa was welcomed as he visited Azerbaijan
this 12 months. The variety of official visits from Cuba to Azerbaijan
has elevated in recent times, and this 12 months the diplomatic
relations between the 2 international locations flip 31 years. Azerbaijan and
Cuba are united by conventional ties of friendship and have good
political ties regardless of the geographical distance between them,
based on Mr Hernández who highlighted his nation’s
appreciation of Azerbaijan’s help for Cuba in worldwide
organisations.
Mentioning the centenary of Heydar Aliyev celebrated in
Azerbaijan this 12 months, Mr Hernández recalled the pleasant ties
between the Great Leader and former Cuban chief Fidel Castro.
Cuban college students who studied in Azerbaijan in 1970-80s had been talked about
in addition to one other token of the friendship between our peoples. The
opening of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Cuba was additionally talked about; it had
been welcomed by the Cuban aspect as a truth contributing to the
progress of relations.
The Cuban Government is inquisitive about creating relations with
Azerbaijan, particularly as there’s a nice potential right here together with
wonderful alternatives for co-operation in well being care, agriculture and
different areas. The Cuban Parliament will spare no effort to help
this interplay; steps can be taken to develop
inter-parliamentary relations on this regard. Visits between
parliamentary friendship teams and the enlargement of ties – in
basic and between the committees of the 2 parliaments – are
attainable too.
Expressing gratitude for the hospitality she had obtained,
Speaker of the Milli Majlis Speaker Sahiba Gafarova emphasised the
significance of the summit held in Cuba, including that the G77 is an
essential platform for selling multilateral co-operation and
mutual help among the many member states of the Group. Mrs Gafarova
additionally expressed confidence that her go to to Havana will serve to
strengthen friendship between our international locations and their peoples
additional.
Azerbaijan and Cuba all the time help one another in worldwide
organisations basically and within the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement
specifically. For occasion, Cuba has all the time voted for the
initiatives of Azerbaijan because the NAM Chair. Also mentioning the
Azerbaijani-Cuban collaboration within the NAM Parliamentary Network,
Mrs Gafarova referred to the truth that Vice President of the
National Assembly of Cuba took half within the first convention of the
NAM PN in Baku final 12 months.
President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel visited Azerbaijan in 2019
whereas Cuban Vice President Salvador Antonio Valdes Mesa did so in
March this 12 months. The visits of such a fairly excessive degree contribute
to the progress of the bilateral relations, Mrs Gafarova mentioned
earlier than recalling fondly her assembly with Mr Mesa throughout his keep in
Azerbaijan.
Saying then that the parliaments, too, performed a task of their
personal within the progress of our inter-state relations, Sahiba Gafarova
added that the intensifying contacts between the friendship teams,
reciprocal visits and an everyday dialogue function a bridge between
our legislative assemblies.
Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez was made conscious of the present
scenario in our area, Azerbaijan’s peace initiatives and
Armenia’s military-political provocations. The head of the Cuban
Parliament remarked that they had been conscious of the scenario in our
area and that it was essential to revive peace and stability to
it.
It was mentioned then that co-operation in tradition, sciences and
training was equally as essential for the strengthening of the
ties between our international locations and selling their contacts. The
Speaker of the Milli Majlis remembered the Azerbaijani Culture Days
in Cuba in 2010; the opposite aspect can proceed this optimistic development;
in addition to, varied joint cultural occasions can he held. According to
Mrs Gafarova, our nation goals to increase scholarships to college students
from CIS, Non-Aligned Movement and the Developing Small Island
States through the Heydar Aliyev International Education Grants
Programme in step with the presidential decree inked in July this
12 months. Cuban college students may participate on this programme as effectively.
Other issues of shared curiosity had been additionally mentioned on the
assembly.
