Ilham Aliyev: Italy is a major trade partner of Azerbaijan

Italy is a major trade partner of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev said in his congratulatory letter addressed to Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of June 2 - Republic Day, Report informs referring to AZERTAC.

"We are pleased with our steadily developing effective activity in the economic field. Our successful and lasting cooperation in the energy sector forms one of its integral parts. I am happy that our joint steps in this direction contribute to the energy security of Europe and, at the same time, cement Azerbaijan-Italy cooperation.

"We hail the active involvement of the Italian companies in ongoing reconstruction and restoration works in Azerbaijan, in particular, liberated lands. The companies representing your country are one of those doing most of the work in Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur, and it suggests the level of our interstate relations," the head of state said.