President Ilham Aliyev receives delegation headed by Romanian Prime Minister

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has June, 27 received a Romanian delegation led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

The Head of State praised the Azerbaijan-Romania cooperation.

The President hailed the bilateral relations as strong. He stressed the importance of exploring opportunities for building cooperation in the private sector, as well as expanding collaboration in economy, investment making and other areas.

The President expressed confidence the Romanian Prime Minister`s visit would create good opportunities for holding discussions over expansion of the Azerbaijan-Romania relations.
Romanian Premier Victor Ponta praised the political dialogue between the two countries. He said Romania would remain one of Azerbaijan`s closest friends in the European Union.

The Prime Minister noted the importance of the Azerbaijani President`s visit to Romania, and the Romanian leader`s visit to Azerbaijan.

Victor Ponta stressed the role of political and economic contacts in strengthening the bilateral relationship.

They also discussed implementation of joint projects, energy cooperation and a range of other issues.

Adapted from TODAY.AZ