Azerbaijan`s First Lady meets chairperson of Columbian Senate`s second constitutional committee - PHOTOS

Azerbaijan`s firts lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva has today met a Colombian delegation led by chairperson of the Senate`s second constitutional committee Alexandra Moreno Piraquive.

Prior to the meeting, the delegation watched a documentary on the activity of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

Mehriban Aliyeva said she was happy to see the chairperson of the Columbian Senate`s second constitutional committee in Azerbaijan.

The first lady thanked Alexandra Moreno Piraquive for a resolution of the Columbian Parliament on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in particular, the recognition of the Khojaly genocide.

The President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation praised the activity of the Mrs. Piraquive on this front.

Mehriban Aliyeva briefed the delegation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The first lady said that as a result of Armenia`s military aggression against Azerbaijan, 20 percent of the country`s territories was occupied and more than one million Azerbaijanis were subjected to ethnic cleansing.

Mrs. Aliyeva noted the Khojaly massacre was the bloodiest page of the conflict. “And making the truth of this tragedy known to the world is very important in terms of preventing a repetition of such massacres.”

The chairperson of the Columbian Senate`s second constitutional committee said she had good impressions from her visit to Azerbaijan.

Mrs. Piraquive noted Columbia was interested in developing bilateral relations with Azerbaijan.

/AzerTAc/