(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 21. Phone talks
between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov
and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation of Italy Antonio Tajani took place on
November 21, 2022, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told trend .
Minister Bayramov congratulated his colleague on his appointment
and wished him success in his future activities. He outlined the
importance of high-level visits aimed at strengthening the
Azerbaijan-Italy strategic partnership, in particular the visit of
Italian President Sergio Mattarella to Azerbaijan in 2018,
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Italy in 2020 and in
September 2022, as well as the visit of former Minister of Foreign
Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Luigi Di Maio in
2022.
The official pointed out the significance of further enhancing
relations between the two countries, multidimensional strategic
partnership and political dialogue within the 'Joint Declaration on
Strengthening the Multidimensional Strategic Partnership between
the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Italy'.
Speaking of Azerbaijan-Italy collaboration on education, the
minister underscored the Italy-Azerbaijan University, the
foundation of which was laid during the Italian foreign minister's
visit to Baku. He praised the development of energy cooperation and
expressed readiness for the next meeting of the Azerbaijan-Italy
Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in Baku, which
was last held in Rome.
The Azerbaijani minister briefed on the reconstruction work
carried out in the post-Karabakh conflict period, the normalization
process with Armenia, as well as thanked Italy for supporting the
territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan. Meantime, he
noted that Italy is one of the first countries to take part in the
restoration activities on Azerbaijan's liberated lands.
Tajani emphasized the strategic dialogue and cooperation between
Azerbaijan and Italy, noted Italy's constant support for regional
peace and stability. According to him, there are great prospects
for partnership in education and culture, along with energy.
The sides commended effective cooperation ties between
Azerbaijan and Italy in the economic sector, saying that Italy is
Azerbaijan's largest trading partner, and Azerbaijan is one of the
top energy suppliers to Italy. The importance of the Southern Gas
Corridor and TAP in expanding energy cooperation was also
noted.
Other issues of mutual interest were also discussed during the
phone conversation. Minister Jeyhun Bayramov invited his Italian
colleague to visit Azerbaijan.
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