Speaker of the Milli Mejlis Sahiba Gafarova held a meeting with the Speaker of the Council of Representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musalim.

During the meeting, satisfaction was expressed with the current state of relations between our countries and parliaments. Speaker Sahiba Gafarova noted that the shared religious and cultural values between our peoples contribute to the development of relations between our countries and that our countries successfully co-operate in several areas.

Further, the positive relations between our countries within international and regional organisations such as the UN, the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation and the Non-Aligned Movement were highlighted. Speaker of the Milli Mejlis Sahiba Gafarova emphasised Azerbaijan's successful presidency in the Non-Aligned Movement, noting that it played an important role in the development of the organisation.

They also brought up the strong potential for further deepening of the co-operation between our legislative bodies, and emphasised that the co-operation of the parliaments has a significant and positive impact on the progress of the ties between our countries. There is effective collaboration afoot between our legislative bodies. It was highlighted that strengthening the bonds uniting the parliamentary committees, MPs and parliamentary administrations as well as organising reciprocal visits could contribute to the overall relationship.

They said with content that our legislatures also co-operate in international parliamentary organisations, such as the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Asian Parliamentary Assembly. Speaker Sahiba Gafarova provided detailed information on the activities of the parliamentary dimension of the Non-Aligned Movement, established at the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev, under Azerbaijan's chairmanship. The interlocutors expressed confidence that the fourth conference of the Parliamentary Network, to be held in Tashkent, will be successful for the further development of the organisation.

Speaker of the Council of Representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain voiced his support for the Azerbaijani chairmanship of the Parliamentary Network. And there was an exchange of opinions about other matters interesting both sides at the meeting.

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