BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 3. The Speaker of
the Azerbaijani Parliament, Sahiba Gafarova, met with Tatiana
Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva,
on September 3 in Geneva as part of her working visit to the Swiss
Confederation.
This was reported by the press service of the Azerbaijani
Parliament.
The meeting discussed the history of Azerbaijan’s relations with
the UN and noted that next year will mark the 35th anniversary of
Azerbaijan’s accession to the UN. During the conversation,
Azerbaijan’s contribution to the work of the UN over the past
years, as well as the work accomplished and events held, were
highly praised.
The Speaker shared her views on the role of parliamentary
diplomacy in the development of multilateralism, as well as on the
importance of parliamentary diplomacy. The Speaker briefed her
interlocutors on the work of the recently established and already
robust Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement. The
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the world’s largest parliamentary
organization, was also discussed. The parties noted the importance
of developing relations between the UN and the IPU.
During the meeting, the sides also exchanged views on the
important role of parliaments in strengthening democratic
governance, as well as on other issues of mutual interest.
