Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament makes official visit to Russia

A parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova paid an official visit to Russia on September 21, Report says.

According to the Press and Public Relations Department of the Milli Majlis, this is Gafarova's first official visit to Russia as Speaker of the Milli Majlis.

The delegation includes the chairman of the parliamentary committee, Samad Seyidov, head of the working group on interparliamentary relations with Russia Nizami Safarov, MPs Eldar Guliyev, Mikhail Zabelin, Amina Agazade, Tural Ganjaliyev, director of the parliamentary administration Safa Mirzayev, and other officials.

The delegation was welcomed at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport by Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Ilyas Umakhanov, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu, and other officials. Tomorrow Gafarova will start official meetings per the program.