President receives newly appointed ambassadors – PHOTOS

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today received Siphandon Oybuabuddhin, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Azerbaijan.

TodayPress TV reports that the ambassador presented his credentials to the head of state.

President Ilham Aliyev held a conversation with the ambassador.

The head of state noted that the ambassador was presenting his credentials following the official visit to Azerbaijan last month by Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith. Aliyev described the visit as highly successful, saying that discussions focused on strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation within international organisations, reflecting the friendly nature of ties between the two countries.

The Azerbaijani president noted Laos’s high-level participation in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held in Baku. He highlighted CICA’s growing international standing and emphasised the importance of Laos becoming a full member of the organisation during Azerbaijan’s chairmanship.

Aliyev expressed gratitude for the support of all member states, including Laos, for the decision to extend Azerbaijan’s CICA chairmanship by another two years, describing it as a sign of respect for the country.

The head of state wished the ambassador success in his diplomatic mission.

Thanking the president for receiving him, the ambassador conveyed the greetings and best wishes of Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith.

President Ilham Aliyev expressed his gratitude and asked the ambassador to convey his own greetings to the Lao leader.

The ambassador also said that the Lao president once again wished to thank President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people for the hospitality extended during his official visit to Azerbaijan. He also conveyed the Lao president’s invitation for Aliyev to pay an official visit to Laos.

The ambassador said he would work diligently to advance cooperation during his tenure.

The sides also exchanged views on prospects for bilateral relations.

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today received Jona Maina Mwangi, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kenya to Azerbaijan.

The ambassador presented his credentials to the head of state.

President Ilham Aliyev held a conversation with the ambassador. The head of state recalled with satisfaction the visit to Azerbaijan by Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, as well as his meetings with him in Azerbaijan and within international organisations.

Noting that political relations between the two countries were at a good level, Aliyev said this provided broad opportunities to strengthen cooperation in other areas, including economic and trade relations. He stressed that there was considerable potential for bilateral cooperation across various fields.

President Ilham Aliyev wished the ambassador success in his diplomatic mission.

The ambassador thanked the head of state for receiving him. Noting that relations between the two countries had developed in recent times, he said he would make every effort to strengthen cooperation in line with the instructions given by the two presidents.

Jona Maina Mwangi also highlighted the importance of reciprocal visits at various levels in expanding cooperation.

The meeting included discussions on prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kenya in a number of areas.