Ilham Aliyev had a meeting with President of the Swiss Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey

President Ilham Aliyev had a meeting with President of the Swiss Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey, in Davos.

President of Switzerland, Micheline Calmy-Rey, underlined the importance of energy cooperation with Azerbaijan for her country. Having noted the successful cooperation of Switzlerand with relevant bodies of Azerbaijan, she added that Azerbaijan was an important partner for her country. Micheline Calmy-Rey emphasized the special role of Azerbaijan in development of the “Southern Corridor” and mentioned that Switzerland was interested in and supported the Trans-Adriatic pipeline.

President Ilham Aliyev said the bilateral relations between the two states, had been developing successfully in various fields, including the energy sphere. The President stressed Azerbaijan’s endorsement of the projects included in the “Southern Corridor”, including the Trans-Adriatic pipeline project.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said successful energy cooperation had been maintained with the European Union and expressed his satisfaction with the interest of Switzerland in the “Southern Corridor” projects.

Issues related to resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were discussed at the meeting.