BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 5. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Etienne Berchtold, the
newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
Republic of Austria to Azerbaijan, on October 5.
This was reported by the Press Service of the President of
Azerbaijan.
The ambassador presented his credentials to the head of state
and said in Azerbaijani: “Your Excellency Mr. President, I am
honored to present my credentials to you as Austria’s new
ambassador to Baku.”
The ambassador expressed hope that during his diplomatic tenure
in the country, he would further improve his Azerbaijani language
skills.
The head of state expressed satisfaction with the ambassador
speaking in Azerbaijani.
President Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence that cooperation
between the two countries in political dialogue, the economy,
mutual investment, culture, and other fields would further expand.
Noting that Austrian companies have been operating in Azerbaijan
for many years, he highlighted the importance of increasing their
number in the future.
The head of state noted that since the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two countries, bilateral ties
based on mutual respect have continued to develop.
President Ilham Aliyev wished the ambassador success in his
activities.
The ambassador emphasized that he would spare no effort to
further expand bilateral relations.
During the conversation, the sides highlighted the role of
reciprocal visits at various levels, political consultations, and
interparliamentary ties in developing relations, and stressed the
importance of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Austria within
international organizations.
The sides noted Azerbaijan’s contribution to ensuring Europe’s
energy security and, in this regard, recalled the commencement of
Azerbaijani natural gas supplies to Austria in January this
year.
