Azerbaijan's Gazakh, Lithuania’s Trakai sign cooperation agreement

Vilnius, May 16, AZERTAC Azerbaijan's Gazakh and Lithuania’s Trakai districts have signed a cooperation agreement. The document was signed by head of Gazakh District Executive Authority Rajab Babashov and Mayor of Trakai Edita Rudeliene. Under the agreement, the districts will enhance cooperation in a number of areas, including culture, sports, tourism, business and agriculture. The agreement was signed during a meeting of an Azerbaijani delegation with the Mayor of Trakai. Speaking at the meeting, Rudeliene hailed the signing of the agreement as a result of cooperation between the Association of Municipalities of Lithuania and National Association of Settlement Municipalities of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani ambassador to Lithuania Hasan Mammadzade expressed his confidence that relations between Gazakh and Trakai will continue to develop, adding that the Embassy will spare no efforts to contribute to this. Member of the Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Azerbaijan in Lithuanian Seimas Jonas Liesys said the agreement laid the foundation of cooperation between Gazakh and Trakai districts. Head of the Working Group on Azerbaijani-Lithuanian inter-parliamentary ties Kamran Nabizade expressed his confidence that cooperation between districts will contribute to the development of the two countries` relationship. Babashov described the signing of the agreement as a result of friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Lithuania.