Elmar Mammadyarov meets with his Chilean counterpart

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with the Foreign Minister of Chile Roberto Ampuero on the sidelines of his official visit to the Republic of Chile, Report informs citing the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.

Foreign Minister of Chile Roberto Ampuero highly appreciated the first official visit of his Azerbaijani counterpart to Chile and expressed his confidence that this visit will further contribute to strengthening the exiting friendship relations between the two countries, adding that Chile is interested in comprehensive cooperation with Azerbaijan.

Minister Elmar Mammadyarov underlined the importance of intensifying high-level mutual visits between the two countries for the expansion of contacts at various levels and holding political dialogue on regular basis.

At the meeting the sides expressed their satisfaction with the current level of diplomatic relations between the two countries, which will mark the 25th anniversary this year. To this end, it was highlighted that the establishment of the Embassy of Chile in Azerbaijan will give a new impetus to the development of bilateral relations.

The Ministers noted that there are huge opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation in economic, trade, education, tourism, agriculture, energy, transport, investment and humanitarian spheres.

The sides also exchanged their views on the current issues of international agenda, as well as the situations in the relevant regions. In this context, Minister Elmar Mammadyarov informed his counterpart about the latest situation of the negotiation process on Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Also the sides discussed the cooperation issues within international organizations, including the Non-Aligned Movement and other issues of mutual interest. Minister Elmar Mammadyarov emphasized that Chile is invited to the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which will be held on October in Azerbaijan and expressed his hope that that Chile will be represented at the event at the highest level.