Ilham Aliyev received the member of British Parliament Nick de Bois

President Ilham Aliyev has received the member of the British Parliament Nick de Bois.

Nick de Bois conveyed greetings from British Prime Minister David Cameron to the head of state and handed over the British PM`s letter to President Ilham Aliyev. In his letter, David Cameron praised bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan; he also touched upon issues related to the further expansion of the bilateral cooperation in the fields of non-oil, business and trade fields. Nick de Bois said David Cameron considered Azerbaijan as an important partner for Great Britain and recalled a meeting between the British PM and President Ilham Aliyev during the XXX London Olympic Games. The member of the British Parliament stressed the importance of achievements of Azerbaijani athletes in the Olympic Games. Nick de Bois also conveyed David Cameron`s congratulations to President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Azerbaijan`s winning the right to hold first European Games in 2015. The British MP expressed confidence the first European Games would be held successfully in Baku.

The head of state in his turn recalled the meeting he had with David Cameron during the XXX London Olympic Games. The President noted Azerbaijan and the UK enjoyed long-term historical relationship. The head of state said bilateral cooperation between the two countries was developing successfully. President Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and the UK would continue to strengthen in various directions, including political, economic, energy and security fields.

The Azerbaijani leader asked Nick de Bois to deliver his greetings to the British Prime Minister.