Today, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas starts his three-day official visit to Azerbaijan.
During the visit to Azerbaijan, Ratas will have meetings with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova and Prime Minister Ali Asadov. The President of the Riigikogu also plans to meet with the Minister of Digital Development and Transport and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. At the meetings, the relations between Estonia and Azerbaijan as well as further cooperation between the countries will be discussed.
The President of the Riigikogu is accompanied on the visit by Chair of Estonia-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Friendship Group Sven Sester and Chair of the Environment Committee of the Riigikogu Yoko Alender.
20 April this year marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Estonia and Azerbaijan.