Azerbaijan, Norway eye opportunities for developing relations
Azerbaijan and Norway have discussed the opportunities for developing the bilateral relations as FMs Elmar Mammadyarov and Børge Brende met on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Azertac reported.
They particularly discussed cooperation prospects in economic and energy areas.
Brende pointed out that Norway supports Azerbaijan’s cooperation with Euroatlantic institutions.
Mammadyarov highlighted the current state of the negotiations to solve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The two also exchanged views on international and regional affairs.
Since the beginning of the 1990s Azerbaijan and Norway have developed an increasingly strong relationship. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on June 5, 1992. The Norwegian embassy in Baku was opened in June 1998.
The co-operation has been growing especially in the field of energy, and several Norwegian companies have established themselves in Baku.
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