Great prospects for development of Azerbaijan-Cuba co-op, President Ilham Aliyev says

BAKU, Azerbaijan, There are great prospects for development of Azerbaijan-Cuba cooperation, which is of paramount importance for the healthcare industry, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said, while receiving a delegation led by Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa, Trend reports.

 

Saying that there were great prospects for the development of cooperation, President Ilham Aliyev said that the field of healthcare was of particular importance, adding that there were ample opportunities for the development of relations in such fields as tourism, education, agriculture, culture, and pharmaceuticals.

 

Pointing to the traditional friendly relations between the two countries and close cooperation in international organizations, including the Non-Aligned Movement, the head of state said that the activity of Cuban doctors and medical workers in Azerbaijan during the pandemic was highly appreciated.

 

President Ilham Aliyev underlined that this factor had made a substantial contribution to the development of bilateral relations.

 

President Ilham Aliyev also expressed hope that the visit of the Cuban vice-president would give an additional impetus to the expansion of bilateral relations, and voiced his confidence that the visit to Azerbaijan would produce a good impression.

 

Source: TREND News Agency

Azerbaijan aims to ensure its sovereign rights throughout country – State Committee for Family, Women, Children Affairs

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan is aimed at ensuring its sovereign rights throughout the entire country, Chairperson of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan Bahar Muradova said at the “Women in the public sector and modern challenges” conference, Trend reports.

 

She noted that everyone is obliged to make its own contribution to this process.

 

“Just as we united into a single fist in the Karabakh conflict, the return process to our historical lands will be implemented the same way. The environmental activists are currently making the truth about Karabakh known to the whole world,” Muradova added.

 

Source: TREND News Agency

Determination played important part in Azerbaijan’s victory – President Ilham Aliyev

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Determination had played an important part in Azerbaijan’s victory, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said, while receiving a delegation led by Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa, Trend reports.

 

The head of state noted that the determination of the people of Azerbaijan and Cuba to fight for freedom had similar aspects, adding that the Azerbaijani people had never come to terms with occupation and aggression and liberated their lands from the occupation that lasted for nearly 30 years.

 

President Ilham Aliyev said that the Cuban people had proved to the world that they were capable of enduring all the hardships in the struggle for freedom, noting that this determination had played an important part in Azerbaijan’s victory, as is the case with the Cuban people. “This similarity brings the two peoples closer to each other even more.”

 

Source: TREND News Agency

Azerbaijan is doing a lot for development of Non-Aligned Movement – Cuban VP

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan had done great work to develop the Non-Aligned Movement and had not spared its support for the member states of the organization, Vice President of the Republic of Cuba said at the meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports.

 

The vice-president said that Azerbaijan had continued its active and successful chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement although it coincided with a difficult period such as the fight against COVID-19.

 

He said there were close relations between the two countries within international organizations and noted that Cuba, as chair of G77, was interested in deepening cooperation and developing relations between the two institutions, noting that it was working for the deepening of the South-South cooperation.

 

Source: TREND News Agency

Chairman of Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina arrives in Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanović, has arrived in Azerbaijan on a visit, Trend reports.

 

A guard of honor was lined up for the Chairman of the Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries.

 

The Chairman of the Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina was met by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyyubov, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov and other officials.

 

Source: TREND News Agency

Sergey Lavrov invites Azerbaijani FM to Russia

“We do great work in both oil, fuel and industry. Russian energy operators are ready to actively participate in restoration and construction works in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku.

 

“We met Jeyhun Bayramov twice last year. During the discussions, we also looked into many issues related to peace building in the South Caucasus,” said the Russian Foreign Minister. Lavrov invited his counterpart to visit Russia.

 

Source: Azerbaijan.az