Azerbaijan's FM holds meetings in Ukraine

During his visit to Ukraine, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Vladimir Litvin, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and Foreign Minister Konstantin Gryshchenko, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported.

At a meeting with Litvin, Mammadyarov discussed political and economic issues. The sides stressed a high level of cooperation between the Azerbaijan and Ukraine parliaments, and emphasized the importance of parliamentary diplomacy. They also highly appreciated the activities of parliamentary friendship groups in both countries.

The Mammadyarov-Azarov meeting mulled the bilateral relations. The sides decided to conduct a meeting of the Azerbaijani-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission prior to the Ukranian president’s Baku visit, as well as reached an agreement to hold a business forum and organize exhibitions with a view in agriculture and in other areas to further enhance cooperation between the two countries.

A high level of political relations between the two countries and cooperation within international organizations was marked during a meeting with Gryshchenko. The ministers stressed the dynamic expansion of economic cooperation, particularly in the energy sector. The meeting also focused on the question of development of relations in the humanitarian sphere.


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