President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Gousal Azam Sarker.

Ambassador Gousal Azam Sarker hailed President Ilham Aliyev's wise policy regarding Azerbaijan's achievements in the field, which great leader Heydar Aliyev founded. He noted that the embassy would do its utmost to develop bilateral relations between the two countries during his tenure.

The Ambassador presented his credentials to President Ilham Aliyev.

The head of state spoke with the Ambassador.

President Ilham Aliyev underlined good political dialogue between the two countries within international organizations and commended Bangladesh for supporting the extension of Azerbaijan's chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement until 2023.

President Ilham Aliyev noted that during its chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement, Azerbaijan made great efforts to protect the interests of member countries and in response to the COVID-19 and the fair distribution of vaccines.

President Ilham Aliyev praised Bangladesh's support for Azerbaijan's just position on the liberation of Azerbaijan's historical lands from Armenian occupation both within the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

The head of state expressed his hope that the embassy would develop relations and define priorities for economic cooperation between the two countries during Gousal Azam Sarker's diplomatic tenure.

The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Gousal Azam Sarker, noted that his country attaches great importance to its relations with Azerbaijan.