President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on October 23.
elchi reports that the guest first conveyed the greetings of the President of India Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the head of state. Recalling the meeting between the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of India held in Bishkek, he stated that he was visiting Azerbaijan on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
President Ilham Aliyev expressed his gratitude for the greetings and asked to convey his greetings to the President and Prime Minister of India.
The head of state recalled with satisfaction the meeting with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Bishkek and the exchange of views held during that meeting. President Ilham Aliyev highly appreciated the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India to Azerbaijan on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting its importance for discussing the current state and development prospects of bilateral relations.
During the meeting, an in-depth exchange of views was held on the current state of relations between Azerbaijan and India, and it was emphasized that there are broad opportunities for the development of cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
It was noted that Azerbaijan and India, as part of the Global South, share similar interests on a number of issues on the international agenda, including those concerning Global South countries. In this regard, the development prospects of bilateral cooperation in political, economic-trade, high-tech, cultural, humanitarian, and other fields were discussed.
During the conversation, the importance of cooperation within international organizations was touched upon. The intensification of political contacts, mutual visits at various levels, including visits of economic and business delegations, was also emphasized as crucial for developing bilateral relations.
