No:169/23, Press release on the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Eli Cohen
29 March 2023 13:35
On 29 March 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Eli Cohen within the framework of his official visit to the State of Israel.
During the meeting, satisfaction was expressed with cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Israel in bilateral and multilateral formats, and discussions were held on the development of cooperation in political, economic, trade, including energy, education, high technologies, military-technical and humanitarian fields.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, noting the existence of relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Israel based on historical friendship and cooperation, emphasized that intensive mutual visits between the two countries give a positive impetus to the further development of relations. He stated that, alongside the annual Strategic Dialogue between our Ministries of Foreign Affairs held in Baku in January of this year, the holding of the service meeting of Israeli Ambassadors to Eurasian countries in Baku with the participation of senior officials of the central office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel is an indicator of our strong friendship and partnership. It was emphasized that the opening of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Israel will contribute to strengthening strategic allied relations.
At the meeting, Jeyhun Bayramov informed his counterpart about the initiatives of our country towards establishing peace, security and cooperation in the post-conflict period in the region. He noted that despite these efforts, Armenia commits continuous provocations and undermines the process. The Minister also provided information on demining the liberated territories, large-scale restoration and rereconstruction works, and noted with satisfaction the participation of Israeli companies in this process.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Eli Cohen noted that his country is interested in comprehensive cooperation with Azerbaijan.
The sides expressed their readiness to continue actively developing political dialogue at various levels on all spectrums of bilateral relations of a strategic nature, as well as on international and regional issues.
During the meeting, an exchange of views was also conducted on other issues of mutual interest.
Afterwards, the Ministers delivered statements at a press conference.
