Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and UAE Discussed Bilateral Strategic Partnership

Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov met on Wednesday, February 4, in Abu Dhabi with his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

As reported by BAKU.WS, this was announced by the Azerbaijani foreign policy department.

The meeting discussed political, economic, trade, energy, and humanitarian aspects of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and the UAE, cooperation within regional and international organizations, as well as the current security situation in the region.

The key role of mutual visits by the heads of state of both countries and the agreements reached and documents signed during these visits in terms of elevating bilateral relations to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership was emphasized.

The parties reviewed issues related to the implementation of agreements reached during the first meeting of the Cooperation Committee on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries in November last year, and noted with satisfaction the preparatory work for the second meeting, which will take place this year in Baku.

The importance of continuing mutual support within regional and international organizations was also emphasized.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov informed the other side about the peace agenda following the Washington Summit on August 8.

The positive dynamics in relations between Azerbaijan and the UAE were highly appreciated, and in this context, possible steps toward further facilitating mutual travel of citizens of both countries were discussed.

The meeting also included an exchange of views on other issues of mutual interest.