Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jordan to Azerbaijan Sami Abdullah Ghosheh on January 29.

Welcoming the guest, the speaker remarked that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the development of relations with Jordan.

Sincere friendly relations between President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and King Abdullah II of Jordan, the implementation of mutual visits at the level of heads of state, the negotiations held and the documents signed between the parties brought bilateral relations to a qualitatively new level.

“A positive dialogue at the political level creates conditions for the establishment of intensive relations in other areas. It is no coincidence that our countries are closely cooperating both on a bilateral basis and within the framework of international organizations. There are ample opportunities for deepening our economic ties,” said Gafarova.

Emphasizing the role of parliaments in the system of interstate relations, the speaker touched upon the importance of developing relations between the legislative bodies of the two countries.

“Today a working group on inter-parliamentary relations between Azerbaijan and Jordan operates in the Azerbaijani Parliament. Mutual visits of MPs and regular meetings at various international platforms are very important in terms of exchange of experience and information. It is also important from the point of view of informing the general public about the realities of the region, including the great victory of Azerbaijan in the 44-day Second Karabakh War,” said Gafarova.

The chairman wished Sami Abdullah Ghosheh success in his diplomatic activities and expressed confidence that he would make a worthy contribution to the development of cooperation between the two countries as an ambassador.

In his turn, Jordanian ambassador highlighted that Jordan is interested in expanding relations with Azerbaijan, with which the country has common religious, cultural and spiritual values.

"Fraternal relations between the leaders of both countries create a solid foundation for the further development of our cooperation,” Ghosheh said. “Our relations in the political, economic and cultural spheres are developing well."

The ambassador said that the role of the parliaments of both countries in intensifying bilateral cooperation is great.

Providing detailed information on the formation and activity of the Jordanian parliament, Ghosheh spoke about the importance of the visits of delegations and regular contacts between the MPs of the two countries.

The ambassador stressed that the Jordanian people have a special attitude towards Azerbaijan and Jordan intends to further intensify the relations with Azerbaijan.

During the conversation, the parties exchanged views on the current state of inter-parliamentary relations, prospects for further development and other issues of mutual interest.

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