The Council of Europe praised the steps taken by Azerbaijan towards ensuring a durable peace in the region, said Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric while being received by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on December 8, APA reports.

Marija Pejcinovic Buric applauded a joint statement adopted between the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and the issues arising from it, particularly the steps related to confidence-building measures between the two countries. She expressed the Council of Europe’s readiness to contribute to confidence-building measures between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Source: Azeri-Press news agency