(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. The Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Yalchin
Rafiyev visited the State of Qatar for official talks on January
26, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) told Trend .
According to the ministry, the visit included the 5th round of
political consultations between the foreign ministries of
Azerbaijan and Qatar.
The talks were led by Yalchin Rafiyev on behalf of Azerbaijan
and by Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin
Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi.
During the consultations, the two sides discussed bilateral
political and economic issues, as well as cooperation within the
framework of the United Nations (UN), the Non-Aligned Movement
(NAM), and other international organizations. The discussions also
covered regional and global matters of mutual interest, focusing on
trade, investment, agriculture, tourism, education, and other
sectors of cooperation.
As part of the visit, Deputy Minister Rafiyev met with Qatar's
Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed.
The two officials emphasized the importance of holding the next
session of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission between
Azerbaijan and Qatar as soon as possible. They also highlighted the
need to organize mutual trade missions and business forums.
Additionally, during his visit to Doha, Rafiyev visited the
Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS), where he met
with the Director of CHS, Ghassan Elkahlout, and experts. They
exchanged views on Azerbaijan's foreign policy, as well as
developments in the South Caucasus and the Middle East regions.
Rafiyev also met with the leadership, faculty, and students of
the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at
Georgetown University in Qatar. During this meeting, he informed
the audience about Azerbaijan's foreign policy priorities, the
country's perspectives on regional and global issues, as well as
the post-conflict situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the
normalization process, and the ongoing reconstruction efforts in
the areas liberated from occupation. He also answered questions
from the participants.
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