Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova has received Ralf Horlemann, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to our country, whose diplomatic tenure in Azerbaijan is coming to an end.
“Elchi” reports that during the meeting, the processes that took place in the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Germany during the diplomat’s tenure in Azerbaijan were reviewed. Speaker Sahiba Gafarova emphasized the important role of the visits of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Germany and the visit of the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier to our country in the development of relations. Cooperation issues between our countries in economic, trade, and other fields were also noted.
During the conversation, attention was also paid to relations between legislative bodies. The Speaker of the Milli Majlis noted her official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the mutual visits of parliamentary friendship groups.
Ambassador Ralf Horlemann highly appreciated the attitude towards the German heritage in Azerbaijan, noting this as an indicator of tolerance. He stated that he had the opportunity to get to know our country better during his tenure and shared his positive impressions.
Furthermore, the ambassador noted the achievements made in the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia in recent times, emphasizing that the progress made in this direction brings peace and stability to the region.
An exchange of views on other issues of mutual interest also took place at the meeting.