Azerbaijani cooperation with Estonia

BAKU- Azerbaijan's leaders emphasized the importance of cooperation with Estonia during meetings with Deputy Speaker of the Estonian parliamentKristiina Ojuland.

The Deputy Speaker also showed support for Azerbaijans' admission to NATO.

"As regards the issue of theterritorial integrity, Estonia supports Azerbaijan's territorialintegrity, wants the refugees to return to their native lands andsupports peaceful settlement of the conflict. Estonia also supportsAzerbaijan's policy of integration into NATO. If Azerbaijan shows greatinterest in admission to NATO, Estonia is ready to offer any assistanceto your country basing on its experience", she said.

According to the local news agency APA, the chairman of the Azerbaijaniparliament, Ogtai Assadov, said he considers development of relations with Estoniavery important.
He noted that interparliamentary cooperation is expanding and thedevelopment of economic and political ties promotes cultural cooperation,citing days of Azerbaijani culture in Estoniaas an example.

The minister for economic development, Heidar Babayev, likewise underlinedcooperation in Wednesday's meeting with Ojuland. The two talked about collaborationin the field of information technology and Estonian entrepreneurs'opportunities for investing in Azerbaijan.

Ojuland affirmed Estonia's readiness to forge closer ties and called the agreement to avoid double taxation as a significant step towardcloser economic and trade cooperation.