Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received credentials of three incoming ambassadors - UPDATED

Baku. 9 January. REPORT.AZ/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received credentials of newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland Arja Inkeri Makkonen.

Report informs, Ambassador Arja Inkeri Makkonen reviewed a guard of honor.

Arja Inkeri Makkonen presented her credentials to President Ilham Aliyev.

President Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with the Ambassador.

The head of state said the two countries enjoy good experience of cooperation. President Ilham Aliyev stressed the importance of his official visit to Finland, and the Finnish President`s official visit to Azerbaijan.

The head of state recalled with pleasure his meetings with the President of Finland on the sidelines of international events, and added that cooperation within international organizations is an important part of the bilateral ties.

President Ilham Aliyev said there are good opportunities for the development of relations in various areas, including in the fields of trade and transport, particularly within the North-South transport corridor.

The head of state expressed confidence that cooperation between Azerbaijan and Finland will continue to develop successfully. President Ilham Aliyev expressed hope that Ambassador Arja Inkeri Makkonen`s activity in the country will contribute to the strengthening of these ties even further.

Ambassador Arja Inkeri Makkonen conveyed greetings of President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinisto to the head of state.

The Ambassador said there are good relations between the two countries, adding she will spare no efforts to contribute to strengthening the bilateral cooperation, expanding the commercial ties and increasing the number of reciprocal visits in the various areas.

Touching upon the importance of the interparliamentary cooperation, Arja Inkeri Makkonen emphasized the significance of bilateral ties and visits between Azerbaijan and Finland in this field.

President Ilham Aliyev thanked for the greetings of President Sauli Niinisto, and asked the diplomat to communicate his greetings to the Finnish President.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received credentials of newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia Marin Mottus.

Report informs, Ambassador Marin Mittus reviewed a guard of honor.

Marin Mottus presented her credentials to President Ilham Aliyev.

President Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with the Ambassador.

The head of state recalled with pleasure his visit to Estonia and Estonian President's visit to Azerbaijan. President Ilham Aliyev hailed the very good mutual understanding between the two countries, as well as their support for each other in the political sphere, saying trade cooperation between Azerbaijan and Estonia is not as active as in these areas.

Saying Azerbaijani Embassy in Estonia has been operating for many years, the head of state lauded the two countries' active cooperation within international organizations too.

President Ilham Aliyev expressed his hope that much more importance will be given to the expansion of economic and trade relations for the development of bilateral relations which in turn will pave the way for stimulation of export and import operations and determination of opportunities between Azerbaijan and Estonia.

The head of state also hailed the importance of reciprocal visits at different levels in strengthening the bilateral relations, saying cultural cooperation is of crucial importance in terms of the two peoples' better knowing each other. President Ilham Aliyev praised the successful development of bilateral relations within the European Union.

The Ambassador conveyed greetings of President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid to President Ilham Aliyev.

Ambassador Marin Mittus thanked President Ilham Aliyev for the kind words, hailing the successful development of Estonia-Azerbaijan political relations. She noted the importance of high-level reciprocal visits in terms of strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

The Estonian Ambassador also underlined the two countries' active cooperation and mutual support for each other within international organizations.

They exchanged views on opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in trade, transportation, information technologies, tourism, agricultural and cultural fields.

President Ilham Aliyev thanked for the greetings of President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid, and asked the Ambassador to extend his greetings to the Estonian head of state.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has accepted credentials of newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru Luis Manuel Santiago Marcovich Monasi.

Report informs, Ambassador Luis Manuel Santiago Marcovich Monasi reviewed a guard of honor.

Luis Manuel Santiago Marcovich Monasi presented his credentials to President Ilham Aliyev.

President Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with the Ambassador.

Ambassador Luis Manuel Santiago Marcovich Monasi conveyed greetings of President of the Republic of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to the head of state. He noted that very good opportunities were established to define cooperation areas for the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries. The Peruvian diplomat informed the head of state about the work planned to be done to develop cooperation in a variety of fields between the two countries.

President Ilham Aliyev underlined the importance of expanding cultural ties and the two peoples' better knowing each other despite a long distance between the two countries. Hailing the importance of relations within the political and international organizations, the head of state noted that expanding bilateral ties between the two countries, as well as exploring the opportunities for identifying areas of cooperation between the two countries particularly in trade and tourism sectors are of pivotal importance. He underlined the possibility of mutual export of various products manufactured by the two countries.

The head of state thanked for the greetings of President of the Republic of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, and asked the Ambassador to extend his greetings to the Peruvian leader.