Ambassador Carol Mary Crofts reviewed the guard of honor.
Carol Mary Crofts handed her credentials to the head of state.
President Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with the Ambassador.
The Head of State said Azerbaijan-UK relationship was developing successfully in political, economic and cultural spheres. President Ilham Aliyev highly estimated activities of the British companies in energy, business and cultural sectors of Azerbaijan.
Pointing to the broad agenda of the bilateral relations between the two countries, the head of state expressed hope that Crofts would contribute to strengthening these ties.
Ambassador Crofts said her country had maintained cooperation with Azerbaijan for more than 20 years. Noting that BP was the largest investor in Azerbaijan, the ambassador highlighted prospects for Azerbaijan-UK cooperation. She said she visited Baku and regions of the country, adding that she was impressed by hospitality of the Azerbaijani people and the country`s unique beauty. She added that she was amazed by Baku, which she described as an international city.
The head of state said that visiting Azerbaijani regions was a good opportunity for getting familiarized with the country.
They also discussed the ongoing settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
President Aliyev received credentials of incoming UK Ambassador
31 May 2016
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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received the credentials of newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Carole Crofts, AzVision.az reports.
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