Issues of cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO were discussed
Baku/30.11.23/Turan: Within the framework of the 30th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with the Special Representative of the NATO Secretary General for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina.
The meeting participants discussed issues on the current agenda of cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO, regional and international issues, as well as the process of normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and prospects for negotiations, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The parties noted the importance of conducting regular political dialogue and developing cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO, which contributes to peace and security in the region and beyond, exchanged views on other bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.—06B-
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