Gafarova made the remarks at a meeting with a delegation led by Vice-President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Ettore Rosato, according to the parliament.
The speaker stressed that this visit serves to intensify the ties between countries and parliaments.
“It is gratifying that cooperation, which historically has ancient roots, has risen to a qualitatively new level after the restoration of Azerbaijan’s independence,” Gafarova said. “Mutual visits of the presidents and negotiations have played an important role in achieving such ties. The documents signed between the countries create a solid legal basis for the relations."
Gafarova noted that relations in the political, economic, cultural spheres are greatly developing.
"Continuation of the political dialogue has a positive effect on the intensification of economic cooperation,” she added. “Italy is Azerbaijan's most important trade partner in Europe. The trade turnover between the countries amounted to $6 billion in 2019. This figure was $4.2 billion from January through October 2020. "
During the meeting, Gafarova spoke about the high level of cooperation in the cultural, humanitarian, scientific and educational spheres.
The speaker also highly appreciated the visit of Italian MPs to Azerbaijan during the period when a pandemic is raging in the world, their trips to Ganja and Aghdam cities.
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