The first trilateral political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Ukraine
Political consultations were co-chaired by Deputy Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Khalaf Khalafov of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Umit Yardım of the Republic of Turkey and Vasyl Bodnar of Ukraine.
At the meeting, the parties highly appreciated current level of relations between the three countries and expressed the confidence that political consultations on tripartite format would create new opportunities for cooperation and contribute to strengthen the traditional ties of friendship and partnership between our countries.
During the political consultations the parties expressed their support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of these countries within the internationally recognized borders. The parties also exchanged views on international and regional issues, cooperation within international organizations and discussed perspectives of cooperation in transport, energy, economic, trade, education, tourism and other spheres including fight against terrorism.
An agreement has been reached to hold tripartite political consultation on a regular basis and continue the cooperation in this format at higher levels. -06D-
Politics
-
President of the Council of the European Union Antonio Costa called the head of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
-
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan published a set of proposals on his Facebook page aimed at establishing long-term peace in the region. Among them, he suggested that Azerbaijan should abandon mutual claims against Armenia, including in international courts. Other proposals include: refraining from using belligerent rhetoric, continuing the demarcation of borders, signing a peace agreement that is 90% ready, mutually implementing arms control, creating a joint mechanism to investigate violations of the ceasefire regime, and dissolving the OSCE Minsk Group.
-
The United States announced a new and final military aid package to Ukraine under President Joe Biden’s administration. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated in Germany that the total amount of assistance will be $500 million.
-
Baku is expected to see the construction of 10 new metro stations. President Ilham Aliyev discussed this during a meeting with journalists on January 7. The head of state noted that locations for the new metro stations have been selected, and investments will start being made this year.
Leave a review