Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received the delegation led by the member of the National Assembly of the French Republic, President of the Association of Friends of Azerbaijan in France, Jean-Francois Mancel.
Noting that Jean-Francois Mancel is a close friend of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev hailed his role in developing the relations between the two countries. Touching upon the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Baku, the head of state said the guests from a number of countries have already arrived and hailed the fact that France was represented at the event by a large delegation.
According to Ilham Aliyev, the forum created a good opportunity for discussing the bilateral ties. He expressed confidence that Jean-Francois Mancel's visit to Azerbaijan would be a success.
The President of the Association of Friends of Azerbaijan in France, Jean-Francois Mancel, in his turn, said they supported Azerbaijan's fair position in this complicated situation.
Touching upon the inter-parliamentary cooperation, Mancel praised the close friendship and cooperation with head of Azerbaijan-France inter-parliamentary friendship group, Azerbaijan's first lady Mehriban Aliyeva.
The sides highlighted the importance of the 7th UNAOC Global Forum, hailed the development of Azerbaijan-France bilateral ties and expressed confidence that these relations would continue to strengthen, Trend reports.
