No:249/23, Press release on the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov with President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to the President Asta Skaisgirytė
08 May 2023 17:36
On 8 May 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov was received by President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda within the framework of his official visit to Lithuania.
At the bilateral meeting, topical issues on the cooperation agenda between Azerbaijan and Lithuania were discussed.
The bilateral meeting later continued in an expanded format with Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to the President Asta Skaisgirytė.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov noted that there is an effective bilateral cooperation agenda between the two countries in the political, economic, trade, investment, energy security, agriculture, and education, humanitarian and other fields, as well as multilateral cooperation within the framework of international organizations, and that mutual visits and political dialogue play an important role in the development of relations.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, noting that Lithuania supports projects implemented in the field of communications within the framework of the European Union (EU), emphasized that against the backdrop of ongoing geopolitical changes, the importance of the Caspian region, including the Middle Corridor, has further increased. In this context, confidence was expressed that Azerbaijan’s efforts towards the opening of all transport and communications in the region, including the Zangezur corridor, will be useful in terms of expanding the opportunities of the Middle Corridor.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, providing the other side with detailed information about the current situation in the region in the post-conflict period, the large-scale restoration and construction works carried out by Azerbaijan in the liberated territories, efforts towards advancing the peace agenda between Azerbaijan and Armenia, existing challenges, including the mine threat, emphasized with confidence that joint cooperation, especially in the reconstruction works being carried out and in combating the mine threat, will make an important contribution to the establishment of peace and security in the region.
The Lithuanian side emphasized that it is interested in using the existing potential towards the further development of relations with Azerbaijan. It was recalled with satisfaction that the EU Eastern Partnership programme plays the role of an important platform for the development of cooperation, and that Azerbaijan acts as a reliable partner, especially in the field of energy security. The Lithuanian side, stating that peace-building efforts in the region are commendable, noted the importance of commitment to the existing normalization process and stated that Lithuania supports these efforts.
At the meeting, an exchange of views was also conducted on other issues of mutual interest.
