President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received former member of the National Assembly of the French Republic, President of the Association of Friends of Azerbaijan in France Jean-Francois Mancel.

The head of state described Jean-Francois Mancel`s visit to the country as a good opportunity for discussing Azerbaijani-French ties again. President Ilham Aliyev thanked Jean-Francois Mancel for delivering Azerbaijan`s realities to the French society and political circles and for his great role in the development of Azerbaijani-French ties. The head of state stressed the importance of regular visits of French parliamentary delegations. President Ilham Aliyev hailed the particular role of his official visit to France this year in the development of bilateral relations. The head of state noted that the visit was arranged at the highest level and was very successful, adding that very fruitful discussion of the future development of Azerbaijani-French relations was held during the visit. President Ilham Aliyev expressed his confidence that bilateral relations will continue to successfully develop.

Former member of the National Assembly of the French Republic, President of the Association of Friends of Azerbaijan in France Jean-Francois Mancel said he was honored to visit Azerbaijan and meet with President Ilham Aliyev again. Jean-Francois Mancel said representatives of the French Senate will spare no efforts to contribute to the development of relations between the two countries. He highlighted projects and action plans to be implemented in this regard.