Yang Wanming: Azerbaijan very important partner for China

Azerbaijan is a very important partner for China, which was one of the first to support the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, Yang Wanming, President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said at a meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Report informs.

Describing Azerbaijan as a very important partner for China, Yang Wanming noted that his country attaches great importance to cooperation with Azerbaijan.

He noted that Azerbaijan was one of the first countries to support the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, expressing confidence that the Trans-Caspian Corridor would contribute to the realization of this initiative, including the development of the entire transportation hub of Azerbaijan.

Yang Wanming underlined that his country would always support the respect shown to Azerbaijan's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, expressing confidence in enduring mutual trust between the two countries.

He acknowledged China's support for Azerbaijan in organizing COP29 and expressed confidence that this event would be successful under President Ilham Aliyev’s leadership.