The State Committee held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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On May 3, 2024, Bahar Muradova met with Siti Rozaimeriyanti Dato Haji Abdul Rahman, the Secretary General of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly who is visiting Azerbaijan to participate in the VI World Intercultural Dialogue Forum.
Welcoming the guests, Bahar Muradova thanked them for the meeting initiative. She spoke about the importance of the Forum hosted by Azerbaijan, the relevance and usefulness of the topics discussed there. Mr. President Ilham Aliyev initiated the Forum and said that it brings together people from different parts of the world and creates new opportunities for useful cooperation.
The chairperson of the committee noted that Asia combines different cultures and highly appreciated the international activity of the Secretary-General in this geography. She added that there is successful cooperation between the country's parliament and the Assembly and they are developing further.
B. Muradova emphasized that Azerbaijan's opportunities in the field of multilateral cooperation expanded during the period when she chaired the Non-Aligned Movement, and at the same time, the importance of continuing mutual relations within the framework of this platform.
Secretary General Siti Rozaimeriyanti expressed her gratitude for the warm reception and spoke about the importance of the international forum held in our country these days, as well as the importance of similar initiatives. It was pointed out that they are interested in intensifying relations in various directions.
During the meeting, views were exchanged on prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, issues arising from the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), as well as other issues of mutual interest.