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Vladimir Zelensky and Ilham Aliyev in Kiev
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The leaders, in particular, agreed to hold a meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation.
Presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan Vladimir Zelensky and Ilham Aliyev at the talks on Friday, January 14, discussed in detail plans for cooperation in trade, economic, fuel and energy, military-technical and other areas. About it informed Ukrainian leader in Telegram.
“I was glad to welcome a good friend in Kiev today – President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. Our countries have historically had close and fruitful cooperation. <...> Today, Ukraine and Azerbaijan have begun a new stage of strategic and substantive partnership,” Zelensky wrote.
At the same time, he noted signing of the Joint Declaration, in which readiness for the implementation of specific projects in areas of mutual interest is recorded; intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of food safety; memorandums of understanding on issues of urgent cooperation in bilateral trade, on cooperation in the agricultural sector, on expanding cooperation in the energy sector, on cooperation in the field of land relations and other documents.
The parties also agreed to double the volume of bilateral trade in the next two years, on mutual support for sovereignty and territorial integrity, ensuring peace and stability in the Black Sea-Caspian region and beyond, on intensifying cooperation in countering hybrid threats, strengthening cooperation in the defense industry.
“Ilham Aliyev and I agreed to hold a meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in the first half of 2022. We are planning to hold a meeting of the Council of Presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan,” the Ukrainian head of state added.
We will remind, earlier Zelensky said that Ukraine and Azerbaijan are working over the creation of a transport corridor.
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