President Aliyev receives Ukranian Fuel&Energy Minister

The Head of State described current relations between Azerbaijan and Ukraine as steadily developing. The President pointed out he had recently discussed different aspects of bilateral cooperation with his Ukrainian counterpart, adding they will meet during the forthcoming summit of GUAM member states in Kiev.

Ivan Plachkov conveyed to the Azerbaijani leader greetings and letter from President Viktor Yuschenko. In the letter, the Ukrainian leader expressed readiness to promote further development of his country's all-round cooperation with Azerbaijan. Describing the Azerbaijan-Ukraine relations as strategic, Viktor Yuschenko noted he is looking forward to meeting with the Azerbaijani President during the coming GUAM summit in Kiev.

According to AzerTAg, President Ilham Aliyev expressed his gratitude for the greetings from Viktor Yuschenko, and asked Mr. Plachkov to convey his own ones to the Ukrainian leader.