Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia discuss bilateral relations
Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia explored ways of developing their relations as Azerbaijani Ambassador in Riyadh Rasim Rzayev met Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Kingdom`s First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Crown Prince, AzerTag state news agency reported.
Rzayev said that there was great potential for cooperation in a variety of fields between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, including politics, trade, economy, culture, and tourism.
He said the visit of national leader Heydar Aliyev to Saudi Arabia in 1994 opened new opportunities for development of bilateral relations.
"During the visit, the two countries signed the first General Agreement on cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, investment, technology, culture, youth and sports," he said.
The ambassador praised Saudi Arabia`s support of Azerbaijan`s position on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Salman Al Saud noted his country would always back Azerbaijan`s fair position.
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