"Azerbaijan interested in strengthening bilateral relations with Mexico"

Azerbaijan is interested in strengthening bilateral relations with Mexico, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said in an interview with Mexican newspaper The News.

Azerbaijan recognizes Mexico's leadership in Latin America and its role in international organizations such as the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS), the minister said.

Besides that, for Azerbaijan, as a young country, it is important to be present in all regions and to promote bilateral relations in all areas, the minister said.

"So we want to increase our ties with Mexico and to work with it to find new ar­eas of cooperation for mutual benefit. We are also now expanding our rela­tions with other countries in Latin Amer­ica We have recently opened an embassy in Cuba and one in Argentina, and we will soon open an embassy in Brazil," the minister said.

Our objective is to introduce Azerbaijan as an independent state to all Latin Ameri­can nations and to learn more about Latin America in our part of the world, Mammadyarov said.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will make an official visit to Latin American countries earlier this year. During the tour, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister will also visit Mexico, a source at the Azerbaijani embassy in this country told Trend. The prospects for cooperation are expected to be discussed during the visit.

This year, Azerbaijan and Mexico signed an agreement to facilitate the issuing of diplo­matic and official visas and are now ne­gotiating for a similar agreement on tour­ist visas.

"I think we can develop bilateral trade and other financial joint ventures," the minister said.

Azerbaijan opened its embassy in Mexico in 2009.

This year, Mexico is planning to open its embassy in Azerbaijan, the Mexican foreign minister Patricia Espinosa said earlier at the meeting with the Azerbaijani foreign minister.


/Trend/