President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Indonesian Parliament Fahri Hamzah.

The head of state expressed satisfaction with the high level of Azerbaijani-Indonesian bilateral relations, and said there was mutual understanding and support between the two countries.

President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan was interested in developing relations with Indonesia in political, economic, investment, cultural, tourism, educational fields, as well as inter-parliamentary cooperation.

The head of state stressed the importance of building a stronger format of cooperation between the two countries. President Ilham Aliyev expressed hope that the visit of members of the House of Representatives of the Indonesian Parliament to Azerbaijan would be successful and important in terms of the enhancement of the bilateral ties.

Vice Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Fahri Hamzah said they were interested in expanding cooperation with the Azerbaijani parliament. He said Azerbaijani-Indonesian inter-parliamentary friendship group was already established in Baku, adding that such a group would be set up in Jakarta too.

Fahri Hamzah said the activity of the inter-parliamentary friendship groups would contribute to the expansion of cooperation between the two countries.