President of Azerbaijan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

On October 26, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Tom Berendszen.

As reported by AZERTAC, the head of our state recalled with satisfaction his meeting with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Dick Schoof last year in Copenhagen. He emphasized that during the meeting, views were exchanged on the prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Netherlands.

President Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence that the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to our country would be successful and assessed this visit as a good opportunity to discuss cooperation in the political, diplomatic, economic, and investment spheres.

Expressing gratitude to the head of state for the reception, Tom Berendszen, in turn, recalled the meeting of the President of Azerbaijan with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. He emphasized that he had received very positive signals from the Prime Minister regarding the development of cooperation and noted the existence of good opportunities for expanding bilateral relations.

The guest expressed gratitude for the support provided in the evacuation of Dutch citizens through Azerbaijan, including the country's ambassador in Tehran and embassy staff, during the events in the Middle East.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands emphasized that his country highly values the personal role of President Ilham Aliyev in establishing peace and stability in the South Caucasus region. He noted that this is a very important issue both for the region and for Europe.

During the conversation, views were exchanged on the prospects of bilateral relations.

It was noted that Dutch companies are successfully operating in Azerbaijan in various spheres, and opportunities for expanding cooperation in the areas of transport, logistics, particularly within the framework of the Baku International Sea Trade Port, as well as in agriculture and other areas were discussed.

The meeting addressed issues of further development of trade and economic relations between Azerbaijan and the Netherlands, the organization of mutual visits for this purpose, including visits of business delegations.

It was emphasized that Azerbaijan attaches particular importance to the development of agriculture and is implementing large-scale state programs in this area. It was noted that, given the advanced experience of the Netherlands in the agricultural sphere, there are favorable opportunities for expanding bilateral cooperation in this direction.

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