(MENAFN- AzerNews) By trend
Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, has
met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for relations
with states within the Holy See's Secretariat of State, on December
2, 2022, as part of the 29th meeting of the OSCE Council of Foreign
Ministers, which was held in the Polish city of Lodz, trend reports citing the press service of the
MFA.
During the meeting, they emphasized the high level of relations
between Azerbaijan and the Vatican.
Bayramov said that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to
relations with the Vatican, and also that Azerbaijan's embassy in
the Vatican will start operating and expressed confidence that this
will contribute to further development of cooperation between the
parties.
The Minister provided Archbishop with detailed information about
the post-conflict situation in the region, as well as crimes
against nature, vandalism and the destruction of cultural and
religious heritage during the Armenian occupation of Azerbaijan's
lands. He noted that Azerbaijan is engaged in restoration of
infrastructure, transport-communication lines in the liberated
territories.
In addition, the minister informed the Archbishop about the mine
threat and other provocations committed by Armenia and continuing
to this day. Meanwhile, there is still no information about more
than 3,800 missing Azerbaijanis since the early 1990s.
Paul Richard Gallagher expressed his hope for the normalization
of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the restoration of
peace in the region. He said that the opening of the Azerbaijani
Embassy in the Vatican is an important step, as well as the need to
step up efforts to further expand ties.
During the meeting, the Archbishop noted with satisfaction
Azerbaijan's participation in the restoration of historical sites
in the Vatican, which is regarded as a contribution to the
intercultural dialogue.
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