Speech of the Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliyev at the meeting of the city administration of Vienna in Austria - July 4, 2000
Dear Mr. mayor!
Dear ladies and gentlemen!
I welcome you heartily-the mayor of Vienna, all inhabitants of the city, I want to express my deep satisfaction on my arrival in Austria, Vienna and the city administration.
Austria and its capital Vienna have very ancient, rich history. Those, who have laid the foundation of Vienna in remote past, have created here majestic monuments- monuments of architecture, sculpture and other sights of the city. All this delight us. How many beautiful works of art, monuments of architecture, which demonstrate high culture, are here. I consider that this is the greatest property, the property of Vienna.
Austria and its capital Vienna developed rapidly after the Second War. Here in his speech Mr. mayor thoroughly informed about this. We knew this, that is to say, we read about this in the books, we hear this from the mass media. However information of dear Mr. mayor shows how large part play Vienna in today's modern life.
I congratulate you with these achievements. I hope that Vienna will realize belonging to it particular role in Europe successfully in the future.
The international organizations situated in Vienna will make still more efforts in the name of guaranteeing peace, safety in the entire world, in particular in Europe. We arrived in Vienna, Austria with such wishes and hopes. I have satisfied highly with my official visit. Thank you for hearty meeting.
The definite relations are established between Vienna and Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. However it is possible to expand these relations. We want this very much, as for the development of Baku it is possible to take the city Vienna as a model. I invite you to the cooperation Vienna- Baku.
