President of the Azerbaijani Republic Ilham Aliyev received the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rene van der Linden, 22 August. Head of the Azerbaijan State mentioned his meeting with the PACE President in Warsaw, noting that the meeting set up good chances for discussion of the questions of mutual interest. Stating that huge works are being realized in the country for democratization of society, President Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence the visit of PSCE President would serve closer familiarization with the development process in Azerbaijan. Mr. Rene van der Linden noted the Council of Europe supports the process of reforms in Azerbaijan. Underlining that settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict is the major question for Azerbaijan Mr. Linden expressed consent for peacemaking efforts of Azerbaijan in this direction. PACE President said that during his visit to Armenia he has discussed the issue with the Armenian side either and expressed hope for sooner resolution to the problem. In the meetings, also discussed were other questions of mutual interest. (AzerTag)