President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on October 23.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that the guest first conveyed greetings from Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the head of state. Recalling a meeting between the President of Azerbaijan and India’s prime minister in Bishkek, he said he had traveled to Azerbaijan on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
President Ilham Aliyev thanked him for the greetings and asked him to convey his own greetings to the Indian president and prime minister.
The head of state said he fondly recalled his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bishkek and the exchange of views during their talks. President Ilham Aliyev praised the Indian foreign minister’s visit to Azerbaijan on the prime minister’s instructions and noted its importance for discussing the current state and development prospects of bilateral relations.
The sides held a detailed exchange of views on the current state of relations between Azerbaijan and India and noted broad opportunities to expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
They noted that Azerbaijan and India, as part of the Global South, share similar interests on a number of issues on the international agenda, including matters of concern to Global South countries. In this regard, they discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation in politics, trade and the economy, high technology, culture, humanitarian affairs and other fields.
The sides also discussed the importance of cooperation within international organizations. They stressed the need to intensify political contacts and arrange reciprocal visits at various levels, including visits by economic and business delegations, to advance bilateral ties.
