Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova had a meeting on 15 December with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Azerbaijan Abdullah Mohamed Abdullah Almowed.  

The relations between our countries are elevated today, with their advance being promoted in their unique way by reciprocal visits and meetings of high status, according to Sahiba Gafarova. The same religion and the similar cultural values bring our nations yet closer together. Besides, the parliaments of Azerbaijan and Kuwait are bearing well on the advancement. Members of the supreme legislative bodies of the two states have sound relations between them, which is evident from both bilateral and multilateral co-operation. The interaction amongst the friendship groups and their members’ two-way trips, too, have contributed importantly to the overall progress of the bipartite relations, Mrs Gafarova continued. Co-operation between parliaments’ committees could have a positive impact on our relationship as well, she added.

There is also efficient co-operation between our legislatures in international parliamentary organisations including the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation and, as essentially and successfully, also under the aegis of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement established at the suggestion of the president of Azerbaijan. Kuwaiti parliamentarians were there at the Network’s constituent assembly in Madrid whilst the former speaker of the Kuwaiti parliament Marzouq Ali Al-Ghani was amongst those who were assembled in Baku for the first conference of the PN. Having said that, Mrs Gafarova told Mrs Almowed about some current affairs and work of the Network, its increasing international recognition and the steps it is taking to broaden connexions with other inter-parliamentary entities.

Apart from that, Mr Almowed was informed in great detail of Azerbaijan’s historic victory in the 44-day Patriotic War of 2020 – the victory that resulted in the restoration of the wholeness of our national territory as well as that of historic justice as such. Mr Almowed also learned about the total destruction of the Azerbaijani villages and towns by Armenia during the occupation, the Armenian vandalism to which our heritage and religious monuments had been subjected and about the Armenians having desecrated Azerbaijani mosques and shrines. Mrs Gafarova went further to bring up Kuwait’s unwavering support for Azerbaijan’s territorial wholeness all through the time of Armenian captivity.

Madam Speaker stressed that Azerbaijan began large-scale restoration of those lands and their provision with all amenities, services and utilities at her own expense immediately they had been de-occupied. The numerous mines that Armenia had planted in our already-free provinces pose the biggest impediment to that work, not to mention the objectionable fact that Armenia continues mining our provinces even today.

The environmental terror Armenia had unleashed in the formerly captured territories and the pillage of our mineral resources and other natural wealth were mentioned as well, as was that both the terror and the pillage continue at present.

Ambassador Abdullah Mohamed Abdullah Almowed said he was glad to be at the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan. The relations between our countries are on the rise; the two states take identical stances in international organisations, which in itself is a sign of the high standards set by our relations. The Kuwaiti diplomat referred to the work of the bilateral inter-state Co-operation Commission and the documents signed with regards to various fields, adding that expanding inter-parliamentary collaboration was as important to his country.

The ambassador reiterated Kuwait’s support for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan before remembering that his country had always sided with Azerbaijan’s viewpoints when international organisations had issued various decisions and resolutions.

According to Mr Almowed, he travelled to various parts of Azerbaijan including Zanghilan and Gubadli upon entering office in Baku. There, he eye-witnessed the havoc and destruction wreaked by Armenia. It is very good that Azerbaijan had started large-scale resurrection of those parts, the Kuwaiti diplomat added. He also mentioned his trip to Gandja where he could see for himself the buildings decimated by the Armenian missiles fired at the city.

The conversation continued; other matters of shared interest were discussed during it.

The Press and Public Relations Department
The Milli Majlis