President Ilham Aliyev: Ukraine and Azerbaijan Been Successfully Cooperating With Each Other for Many Years

Ukraine and Azerbaijan have been successfully cooperating with each other for many years, and we also defend each other’s interests on international platforms, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during a meeting in an extended format with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Azerbaijan in Focus,

“Mutual support and protection of each other’s territorial integrity is evidence of the high level of our cooperation. Today, along with political dialogue, we have a very broad economic agenda. We have discussed this agenda in detail, item by item, and as you mentioned, there are very good prospects,” the Azerbaijani president said.

“I am delighted that there is already a revival in the economic sphere, although the pandemic is still going on. But if we look at the growth of our turnover, we can see that there are positive trends. The issues and projects we are discussing today will, I am sure, further deepen our economic cooperation. Traditionally, we have cooperation in the energy sector, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, SOCAR has been operating in Ukraine for many years and wants to expand its activities. The transport, agriculture, and tourism sectors also have great prospects. The key thing is that the intergovernmental commission will continue to actively analyze all these issues for specific decisions to be prepared. I appreciate the work of the commission, and at the same time, contacts between various government agencies have recently become more extensive. Both reciprocal visits and telephone contacts have served to resolve many issues,” the head of state said.