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Azerbaijan and Slovenia signed five agreements on cooperation in a multitude of fields during Slovenian President Danilo Turk’s visit to Baku on Monday.
One of the documents, a joint statement on forging strategic partnership between the two countries, was inked by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Slovenian counterpart. Further, the sides signed an agreement on lifting the requirement to obtain visas for citizens holding diplomatic passports. In addition, relevant agencies of Azerbaijan and Slovenia put pen to memoranda on cooperation in the areas of industry and energy, economics as well as mine clearance and aiding mine victims.
The Slovenian leader and his spouse, Barbara Miklic, met with President Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva prior to the signing ceremony. The meeting was followed by the two presidents’ talks one-on-one. The parties welcomed the successful development of Azerbaijani-Slovenian relations in a variety of fields and emphasized extensive potential for expanding economic collaboration. The private meeting was followed by discussions joined by the two countries’ delegations.
President Turk said he was delighted to pay a visit to Azerbaijan.
"I am very glad to be here. I had been looking forward to visiting Azerbaijan since the very first days of being elected Slovenia’s president. And I am delighted that this visit has finally taken place."
Turk pointed to similarities in Slovenia and Azerbaijan’s recent history, noting that both countries are newly-independent states. He added that both nations have endured challenging political trials.*