BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 13. The first
political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of
Azerbaijan and Thailand have been held in Bangkok, the Azerbaijani
ministry said in a statement, Trend reports.
The consultations took place during the visit of Azerbaijan’s
Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov to Thailand on December
11-12. The delegation of Azerbaijan was led by Mammadov, and the
Thai delegation – by Deputy Foreign Minister Wijawat
Isarabhakdi.
During the consultations, the memorandum of understanding on
political consultations between the countries’ foreign ministries
was signed.
Then, the current state of relations between the two countries
in the political, economic-trade, cultural and tourism sectors and
future development prospects were discussed.
The importance of further expanding cooperation between the two
countries on multilateral platforms was noted.
The counterpart was informed about Azerbaijan’s peace agenda,
the measures taken to clear our liberated territories from mines,
as well as the large-scale reconstruction and restoration work
carried out in those areas.
The meeting with the Foreign Minister of Thailand Sihasak
Phuangketkeow highly appreciated the current level of political
relations between the two countries, and noted that the opening of
the Embassy and the first political consultations will contribute
to strengthening cooperation in various fields.
Besides, Mammadov met with the President of the National
Assembly, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand
Vanmuhammadnoor Matha. The meeting noted the important role of
interparliamentary relations in the development of bilateral
relations, and the fruitful cooperation established in multilateral
interparliamentary platforms was emphasized with satisfaction.
Within the framework of the visit, Mammadov gave interviews to
the influential Thai television channel TNN, as well as to the
parliamentary television channel. He also participated in a
ceremony organized by the Embassy on the Day of Remembrance of the
National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev.
In addition, Mammadov made a speech at the Royal Prajadhipok
Institute under the Thai Parliament about Azerbaijan’s foreign
policy priorities and answered questions from the participants.
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