President Ilham Aliyev receives credentials of incoming ambassadors - UPDATE - PHOTOS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received credentials of newly-appointed Finnish Ambassador Christer Michelsson.

The Ambassador passed along a ceremonial guard of honor.

The Finnish diplomat handed over his credentials to the Head of State.

President Ilham Aliyev had a conversation with the Ambassador.

The Head of State hailed development of bilateral bonds between Azerbaijan and Finland, saying the two countries’ people enjoy longstanding historical ties.

President Ilham Aliyev praised high-level reciprocal visits between the two countries as a good signal of the cooperation, speaking of the visits of the Finnish President to the country and his visits to Finland.

The Azerbaijani leader noted there were great opportunities for establishment of strong partnership in political, economic and cultural fields.

Christer Michelsson said Finland is interested in expanding bilateral ties with Azerbaijan.

The Ambassador noted the importance of reciprocal visits at different levels in enhancing bonds between the two countries.

The Finnish Ambassador said he would spare no efforts to contribute to expanding the bilateral ties.

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President Ilham Aliyev has today received credentials of incoming Djiboutian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Abdi Ibrahim Absieh.

The Ambassador passed along a ceremonial guard of honor.

The Djiboutian Ambassador presented his credentials to the Head of State.

President Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with the Ambassador.

The Ambassador conveyed greetings and best wishes of President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh to the Head of State.

The Djiboutian Diplomat said there was great potential for enhancing the cooperation between the two countries, saying he would spare no efforts to contribute to this.

The Head of State hailed the current state of the bilateral bonds between Azerbaijan and Djibouti.

President Ilham Aliyev praised the two countries’ support of each other in international organizations as a good signal of cooperation.

The Head of State asked the Ambassador to pass on hiss greetings to President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received credentials of new Angolan Ambassador to the country Joachim Augusto.

The Ambassador passed along a ceremonial guard of honor.

Ambassador Joachim Augusto handed over his credentials to the Head of State.

President Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with the Ambassador.

The Ambassador stressed the importance of expanding the bilateral bonds.

The Head of State said there was great potential for development of the bilateral ties with Angola in a variety of fields, especially in economic field.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today accepted credentials of new Ambassador of Albania Genci Mucaj.

The diplomat passed along a ceremonial guard of honor.

The Ambassador presented his credentials to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

President Ilham Aliyev had a conversation with the diplomat.

The Ambassador conveyed greetings of Albanian President Bujar Nishani and Prime Minister Edi Rama to the Head of State.

The Ambassador praised the strengthening of Azerbaijan`s international position under President Ilham Aliyev.

The Head of State said the bonds between Azerbaijan and Albania were developing successfully.

President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan was keen to boost cooperation with Albania.

The Head of State stressed the importance of joint energy projects.

President Ilham Aliyev said there were good opportunities for developing cooperation in various fields of economy.

President Ilham Aliyev asked the Ambassador to deliver his greetings to the President and Premier of Albania.
 
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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received credentials of new Kuwaiti Ambassador to the country Saud Abdulaziz Mohammad Al-Shamlan Al-Roumi.

The Ambassador passed along a ceremonial guard of honor.

The Kuwaiti Ambassador handed over his credentials to the Head of State.

President Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with the Ambassador.

The Head of State said bilateral ties between Azerbaijan and Kuwait are based on principles of friendship.

President Ilham Aliyev stressed the importance of the two countries’ support of each other within all international organizations, saying there was great potential for expanding the cooperation in economic field.

The Head of State expressed confidence that the newly appointed Ambassador would spare no efforts to contribute to strengthening the bilateral ties.

The Ambassador conveyed greetings of Emir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah and Kuwaiti Prince to the Head of State.

The Kuwaiti Ambassador congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on his re-election as President of Azerbaijan.

Saud Abdulaziz Mohammad Al-Shamlan Al-Roumi noted the Kuwaiti Emir attaches great importance to enhancing the bilateral bonds with Azerbaijan.

The Head of State asked the Ambassador to deliver his greetings to the Emir and Prince of Kuwait.

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