President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received a delegation led by Director General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission Christian Danielsson.
Saying this is his first visit to Azerbaijan, Director General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission Christian Danielsson noted that he was deeply impressed by the architecture of the capital, in particular by the beauty of the Heydar Aliyev Center.
President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the reforms, as well as the diversification of economy, including the export, development of non-oil sector, energy, as well as works done under TAP project and in transportation, agriculture and a number of other areas. He hailed the importance of major projects being implemented in all these areas in the context of cooperation with the European Union.
Christian Danielsson underlined the importance of the work done in Azerbaijan in terms of discussing Azerbaijan-Europe cooperation.
They exchanged views on a number of other issues of mutual interest.