BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 23. The Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament, Sahiba Gafarova, has met with a delegation
led by the Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China,
Zhuang Rongwen, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan, a source in the
parliament told Trend.
The meeting welcomed the high-level development of relations
between Azerbaijan and China, which have reached the stage of
strategic partnership.
The special role of the heads of state in the development of
interstate relations based on the principles of friendship, mutual
respect, and support was emphasized. Along with the existing active
political dialogue, the expansion of cooperation in the fields of
economy, trade, green energy, digital technologies, innovation, and
artificial intelligence (AI) was highly appreciated.
During the meeting, Gafarova recalled her participation in the
annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia last month and praised
her meeting with the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the
National People’s Congress of China, Zhao Leji, as an important
step in strengthening interparliamentary relations. She noted that
during the discussions, ideas were exchanged on expanding
cooperation in new areas.
The conversation also informed about the digital transformation
policy being implemented in Azerbaijan. The speaker said that in
recent years, Azerbaijan has been consistently pursuing a policy to
form a new digital architecture for the state, initiated by the
President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. In this context, she pointed
out the importance of a conference held in February this year,
dedicated to the unified action plan called “Azerbaijan’s New
Digital Architecture”.
She noted that the ongoing policy encompasses the development of
critical infrastructure, the expansion of the digital economy, and
the application of innovative solutions in state governance. The
speaker highlighted a significant role of the Azerbaijani
Parliament in contributing to the creation of a modern legislative
base in this field. The conversation also covered the use of
information technologies in parliamentary activities, cooperation
in cybersecurity, and efforts to accelerate the application of AI
solutions.
The meeting further emphasized that in the modern era,
cybersecurity is a vital component of national security and should
remain a priority area of focus.
Rongwen emphasized that China values its equal and mutually
beneficial cooperation with Azerbaijan. The guest provided a
detailed overview of his country’s recent achievements in the field
of information technology, saying that China is ready to expand
cooperation with Azerbaijan in areas such as the internet,
cybersecurity, digital economy, AI, and other key sectors. Highly
appreciating the work done in Azerbaijan in this area, as well as
the fact that more than 90% of the country’s population has access
to the internet, the guest said that the results achieved in this
direction are satisfactory.
During the talks, the sides expressed confidence that the
relations between Azerbaijan and China, based on true friendship
and mutual respect, will continue to develop successfully in all
areas for the welfare of their peoples.
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