Azerbaijan to conclude cooperation agreements with Syria and Lebanon

He will also visit Jordan's historical-cultural monuments.

Minister Mammadyarov is said to leave Jordan for Syria today. Tomorrow he is expected to have official meetings in Syria. The Minister is also to meet with Syrian president Bashar Assad, parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Abrashem, Foreign Minister Faruk Shaara, and the heads of Syria cities' trade-industrial chambers.

The opening of Azerbaijani Embassy in Syria is expected to be discussed, APA reports.

Mammadyarov is to visit Lebanon on April 12-13. Azerbaijan Foreign Minister will sign four cooperation agreements with Lebanon and Syria. Nazih Gassub said the agreements will cover mainly economic spheres. Elmar Mammadyarov’s Middle East visit is to end on April 13.