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Press release 13 May 2022

No:229/22, Information of the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the speech of Minister Jeyhun Bayramov at the meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers

On May 13, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov addressed a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Dushanbe.

 

In his speech, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov thanked Kazakhstan for its effective chairmanship in the Organization and expressed gratitude to Tajikistan for organizing a high-level meeting which allowed for an exchange of views on topical issues of the international agenda, as well as to discuss issues of cooperation within the CIS in a spirit of mutual understanding.

 

The Minister noted the successful development of friendly relations between our countries in the CIS format. He informed the participants that this year many member states of the Commonwealth are celebrating a significant date - the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. It was emphasized that this anniversary is a good opportunity to take a look at the path traversed by our countries, learn from the past, sum up the results of long-term cooperation and determine plans for the future.

 

Jeyhun Bayramov emphasized that the agenda of the meeting includes the adoption of a number of documents promoting future cooperation between the CIS member states, including in the humanitarian sphere. It was noted that Azerbaijan considers the formats for cooperation in education, science, culture, healthcare, tourism, work with youth and other areas useful.

 

In his speech, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also informed the participants on the post-conflict situation in the region. It was brought to the attention that the conflict remained in the past and that now our main task is to revitalize the liberated territories and to ensure long-term peace and stability by restoring economic and communication relations. The Minister noted that the Republic of Azerbaijan is ready to normalize relations with Armenia, including the signing of a peace agreement and the start of the process of delimitation of borders. In this regard, it was emphasized that steps have been taken to start the process of negotiations on a peace agreement, including determining the chairmen and the format of the national commissions on delimitation of borders between the two countries. The meeting participants were informed that the Azerbaijani side is determined to continue its efforts to strengthen peace, stability and security.

 

 

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