No:108/23, Press release on the meeting of Minister Jeyhun Bayramov with Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization Khusrav Noziri
01 March 2023 18:10
On 1 March 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Khusrav Noziri, who was on a visit to our country within the framework of the Summit of the Contact Group of the Non-Aligned Movement on the fight against COVID-19.
During the meeting, issues of implementing the organization’s strategies and programs during Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the ECO in 2023, as well as advancing the “ECO-2025” vision and cooperation within the framework of the ECO, were discussed.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov provided the other side with detailed information about Azerbaijan’s priorities and plans within the framework of its Chairmanship of the ECO for 2023, dedicated to the theme of “Green Transition and Connectivity,” the implementation of events planned to be organized by our country, and the fulfillment of other obligations arising from our Chairmanship. It was highlighted that our country has broad cooperation relations with a number of ECO Member States, and that joint activities are also carried out on international platforms, including within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke about the work carried out by our country in the field of ensuring energy security, and drawing special focus to the importance of transport routes passing through Central Asia and the South Caucasus, and in this regard, the work carried out by Azerbaijan for the development of regional transport and transit corridors.
During the meeting, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke about the restoration and rereconstruction works carried out by Azerbaijan in the liberated territories in the post-conflict period.
Secretary General Khusrav Noziri highly appreciated Azerbaijan’s contribution to the activities of the ECO and its Chairmanship for 2023, emphasized that energy and economic connectivity issues are among the main issues on the ECO agenda, and highlighted the importance of Azerbaijan’s role in these fields. He also shared his views on the future areas of activity of the organization.
At the meeting, other issues of mutual interest were also discussed.
