No:536/22, Press release on political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and India
On November 28, 2022, the 5th round bilateral political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of India was held in New Delhi.
At the consultations, from the Azerbaijani side, the delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov, and from the opposite side - by the Secretary for the West of the Indian External Ministry (Deputy Minister) Sanjay Verma.
During the political consultations, the current state of bilateral and multilateral relations between the two countries, the work of the intergovernmental commission, perspectives of cooperation in political, economic, trade, culture, education and other fields, as well as within the framework of the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement, were discussed.
Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov said that in the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the cooperation agenda has been formed in various fields, both on a bilateral and multilateral basis, and there is potential for the development of relations. The Deputy Minister also informed the opposite side about the new realities emerging in the region in the post-conflict period, the rehabilitation and reconstruction works carried out by Azerbaijan, the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the advancement of Azerbaijan's peace agenda, and the activities in the direction of opening communications. In this regard, it was brought to attention that the provocations committed by Armenia threaten peace and stability in the region.
During the meeting, the sides also exchanged views on regional and international security issues of mutual interest.
