OREANDA-NEWS  On 18 February was announced, that the enlarged meeting of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and President of Greece Karolos Papoulias was held in Athens.

Following a one-on-one meeting, Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Karolos Papoulias of Greece have met here in the presence of the two countries` delegations.

President Papoulias stressed the importance of Azerbaijani President`s attending the inauguration of the Turkey-Greece gas pipeline. He noted the present visit would give a kick-start to bilateral ties.

Greek President said energy ties between the two countries are developing well as well, adding it is important for the regional cooperation. Papoulias expressed his confidence that bilateral relations would continue to develop.

President Ilham Aliyev expressed satisfaction over development of bilateral relationship. According to him, the documents to be signed during the visit will create a good legal framework for expanding ties in the economic, political, energy and other fields.

Azerbaijani Leader highlighted Azerbaijan`s role in ensuring energy security in Europe and emphasized the importance of energy cooperation with Greece.

President Ilham Aliyev recalled his participation in the inauguration of the Turkey-Greece pipeline, adding this pipeline marked the beginning of the new era in Azerbaijan-Greece relations and regional energy cooperation.

President of Azerbaijan expressed his hope that bilateral ties between the two nations will continue to expand.

The Presidents underscored the importance of bilateral relations within the framework of Azerbaijan-European Union ties. They noted there is good potential for expanding bilateral ties.