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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Abhay Kumar, India’s newly appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan, on October 16.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reported that the ambassador presented his credentials to the head of state.
Abhay Kumar said he would make every effort to develop bilateral relations.
The talks recalled the contacts between the head of state and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek in September this year.
The meeting noted the millennia-old historical and cultural ties between the Azerbaijani and Indian peoples, and the sides exchanged views on prospects for developing bilateral relations in various fields.
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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Giorgi Zakarashvili, Georgia’s newly appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan, on October 16.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reported that the ambassador presented his credentials to President Ilham Aliyev.
The head of state spoke with the ambassador.
President Ilham Aliyev fondly recalled his state visit to Georgia in April this year and the hospitality extended to him during the visit.
Describing Azerbaijan-Georgia relations as having a rich history and a great future, the head of state stressed that friendship and strategic partnership between the two independent states were developing successfully and noted the brotherly ties between their peoples.
President Ilham Aliyev wished the ambassador success in his work.
Thanking the president for receiving him, Giorgi Zakarashvili said he was greatly honored to have been appointed ambassador to brotherly Azerbaijan and to meet with the head of state. He stressed that the countries were strategic partners and their peoples were close to one another.
He said he would make every effort during his tenure to further expand the longstanding cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia.
The sides expressed satisfaction with the development of political ties and discussed cooperation in trade and the economy, energy security, transport and communications, and other areas.
They also discussed joint projects carried out by the two countries in the energy and transport sectors, stressing their importance not only at the regional level but also globally.
