Ali Asadov: Azerbaijan attaches special importance to dev’t of relations with African countries

Azerbaijan attaches special importance to the development of relations with African countries, Prime Minister Ali Asadov said at the meeting with the President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, Report informs.

At the meeting, it was emphasized that Azerbaijan cooperates with the Congo within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and other international institutions.

During the chairmanship of the NAM, Azerbaijan responded timely and adequately to the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the institutionalization of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), as well as made efforts in many other directions.

Furthermore, opportunities for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Congo in the economic and commercial sectors, oil industry, environment, agriculture, education, and other fields were reviewed at the mentioned meeting. Issues related to the implementation of bilateral documents signed within the framework of the visit were discussed.