Baku, Azerbaijan, April 5. Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova met on Saturday with Chung
Eui-yong, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the International
Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), Trend reports.
At the meeting, it was noted that ICAPP serves as an important
platform for promoting peace, security, and cooperation across the
Asian region. They emphasized that such meetings offer valuable
opportunities to discuss issues of multilateral cooperation and
highlighted the necessity of collaboration within international
organizations.
Speaker Sahiba Gafarova provided Eui-yong with a detailed
overview of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network, which
was established at the initiative of the President of Azerbaijan,
Ilham Aliyev. She also informed the Chairman about the steps taken
by Azerbaijan since the founding conference of the Network to
ensure its institutional development. She emphasized that the
Parliamentary Network is rapidly becoming a significant platform
for international cooperation.
The two sides also noted with satisfaction the collaboration
between the Parliamentary Network and ICAPP, including the signing
of a Memorandum of Understanding. ICAPP currently holds observer
status at the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned
Movement.
Chung Eui-yong commended the Parliamentary Network’s progress
under Azerbaijan’s leadership and fondly recalled his previous
visits to the country. He shared his positive impressions of
Azerbaijan and its capital, Baku.
The meeting also highlighted the active involvement of
Azerbaijan’s ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) with ICAPP. Speaker
Gafarova stressed the importance NAP attaches to its activities
within ICAPP and reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s consistent support for the
organization. It was also noted that ICAPP representatives had
monitored elections held in Azerbaijan.