Columbia to open diplomatic and trade missions in Azerbaijan
Deputy head of Colombian Senate Edgar Espindola Nino has announced Columbia's plans to open diplomatic and trade missions in Azerbaijan at a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, who was on an official visit to the country, the Foreign Ministry said last Thursday.
The missions will contribute to cooperation between the two countries in economic, energy, cultural and other areas.
Minister Mammadyarov and Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Colombia Ilgar Mukhtarov were awarded the highest order of the Senate of Colombia for their considerable contribution to the development of bilateral relations.
While in Columbia, Minister Mammadyarov also met with the country's Energy Minister Mauricio Cardenas Santa Maria. The Columbian minister said his country intends to cooperate with Azerbaijan in the energy sector.
Mammadyarov stressed Azerbaijan's abundant history and experience in this field and proposed training Colombian specialists in the Azerbaijani Oil Academy.
He also said that Azerbaijan cooperates with several Latin American countries and at present, the possibility of such cooperation with Colombia is under consideration.
Cardenas Santa Maria said he planned to visit Azerbaijan in the near future.
The Azerbaijani foreign minister has made a tour of Latin American countries, which besides Colombia included official visits to Argentina, Uruguay and Peru.
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