President of Azerbaijan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka - Photo

On October 14, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Vijitha Herath.

As reported by AZERTAC, thanking for the invitation to the Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the guest congratulated the head of our state on holding this high-level event in Baku, as well as on Azerbaijan's successful chairmanship. He expressed confidence that the Summit would contribute to the expansion of cooperation among the participating countries.

President Ilham Aliyev thanked the member states, including Sri Lanka, for supporting the decision on Azerbaijan's chairmanship of CICA. The head of state noted that this demonstrates the successful chairmanship of our country in the organization, as well as the respect and trust towards Azerbaijan.

The President of Azerbaijan emphasized that the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka to our country also provides a good opportunity to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation.

Vijitha Herath expressed gratitude for the humanitarian aid provided by our country to Sri Lanka during the recent natural disasters.

During the meeting, the successful cooperation between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka within the framework of international organizations, including the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement and CICA, was highlighted.

An exchange of views took place on the possibilities of expanding relations in the economic, trade and tourism spheres in line with the level of political ties. It was noted that students from Sri Lanka are studying in Azerbaijan, and the prospects for cooperation in this area were discussed.

Qalereya