No:319/23, Press release on the working visit of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalaf Khalafov to Germany
09 June 2023 14:49
On 7-8 June 2023, the delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov paid a working visit to Germany for the purpose of holding the next political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Germany.
At the political consultations, the German delegation was headed by Matthias Lüttenberg, Commissioner for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country.
Within the framework of the visit, meetings were also held with Wolfgang Silbermann, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Federal President of Germany, Christian Aulbach, Head of the Foreign and Security Policy Directorate of the Federal Chancellery, and Susanne Baumann, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the consultations and meetings, the current state of Azerbaijan-Germany relations was analyzed, and an exchange of views was conducted on opportunities for expanding mutual cooperation activities. Emphasizing the broad opportunities for trade and economic relations, issues of organizing high-level mutual visits, and developing cooperation in the fields of energy, including green energy, transport, communications, industry and investment were discussed.
At the same time, relations in the humanitarian, cultural and educational fields, as well as opportunities for expanding cooperation within the framework of international organizations, were touched upon. Regional security and international issues of mutual interest were also reviewed.
A broad exchange of views was conducted on the efforts and initiatives of our country towards establishing lasting peace in the region and strengthening stability and security, as well as the effectiveness of international efforts related to the normalization process of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations.
During the discussions, the German side was provided with extensive information about Armenia’s contradictory positions in its approaches to the peace process, including steps that in some cases undermine the peace process, as well as Armenia’s failure to fulfill the obligations it has undertaken within the framework of the Trilateral Statement.
Along with this, the restoration and construction works carried out by Azerbaijan in our liberated territories, the projects implemented towards the return of the population to their lands, increasing international support to Azerbaijan in the field of humanitarian demining, the real steps taken regarding the reintegration of residents of Armenian origin of Garabagh into Azerbaijan’s legal, economic and social space, and the disruptive activities carried out by Armenia against these steps were conveyed to the German side.
