Riyadh, March 30, 2021, SPA -- Shura Council's Foreign Affairs Committee, headed by Council Member Assaf Abuthnain, held a meeting in Riyadh today with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Shahin Abdullayev. At the outset of the meeting, Abuthnain welcomed the Ambassador and commended relations between the two countries in various fields. He stressed the importance of strengthening these relations at the level of parliamentary work between the Shura Council and the Azerbaijani Parliament through increasing meetings and visits. He also pointed to the importance of supporting trade, investment cultural, sports, cultural and tourism fields. For his part, the Ambassador confirmed the importance of bilateral relations in various fields and their development in a way that serves common interests, praising the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s regional and international pioneering role and the great efforts being exerted in the service of Islam and Muslims. He also expressed his aspirations for strengthening trade and economic exchange in a number of fields, especially in the agricultural field. He also commended great measures that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, the two sides also discussed a number of issues of mutual interest. --SPA 15:18 LOCAL TIME 12:18 GMT 0015 www.spa.gov.sa/w1533259