Azerbaijan, UK hold political consultations
The political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of
Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom have been held in London.
Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov headed Azerbaijani
delegation, while the UK delegation was chaired by Minister of
State for European Affairs David Lidington.
The parties applauded level of political dialogue between
Azerbaijan and Great Britain.
Khalaf Khalafov said such format created an opportunity for
exchanging views over various aspects of bilateral relations.
The Deputy FM stressed the importance of arranging the high-level
political contacts in terms of deepening the bilateral
cooperation.
Mr. Khalafov highlighted the current level of cooperation in
humanitarian and cultural fields. The Deputy Minister also provided
an insight into the causes and consequences of Armenia-Azerbaijan,
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
David Lidington spoke about to the strategic partnership between
Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom said that his country attaches
great importance to cooperation with Azerbaijan and stressed the
existence of wide potential in terms of further expansion of
dynamically developing bilateral cooperation.
He said the United Kingdom would continue to strongly support the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh
region and emphasized the absence of any contact with the
self-proclaimed regime.
The Minister of State also applauded the contribution of Azerbaijan
in fighting against the international terrorism.
They also exchanged views on geopolitical processes undergoing in
Southern Caucasus, Caspian and Central Asia regions.
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