A government mission led by Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister, Elnur Mammadov, has visited Bangladesh, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
As part of the visit, Mammadov was received by the Chief Adviser (Prime Minister) of the Bangladesh Interim Government, Muhammad Yunus. The Deputy Minister also held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Touhid Hossain.
During the meetings, the Bangladesh side highly appreciated the Azerbaijani government mission, and issues of mutual interest were discussed.
The second round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Bangladesh was held. The political consultations were presided by Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister, Elnur Mammadov, and Bangladesh's Foreign Secretary, Jashim Uddin.
During the political consultations, the expansion of bilateral and multilateral political relations, the current state and prospects of cooperation in economic-trade, energy, tourism, agriculture, humanitarian and other fields were discussed.
Cooperation between the two countries in international organizations was positively evaluated, and the importance of strengthening mutual support activities in multilateral formats was emphasized.
A roundtable meeting was held between members of the Azerbaijani government mission - the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Science and Education, the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO) - and the relevant state bodies of Bangladesh, where cooperation opportunities were discussed.
Representatives of Azerbaijani state institutions made extensive presentations at the roundtable held at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority.
Within the visit, Mammadov also met with the head of Bangladesh's Foreign Policy Academy and delivered a lecture on "Azerbaijan's Foreign Policy" to the Academy's students.