AZERBAIJAN AND EGYPT DISCUSSED PROSPECTS OF FUTURE COOPERATION
Author: S.Agayeva
TREND, Azerbaijan
July 1 2006
Azerbaijan and Egypt is going to expand the all-round bilateral
cooperation. An agreement was reached on this issue during the
consultation of foreign ministries held in Baku, Trend reports quoting
Azeri Foreign Ministry.
The consultations were held between the delegations headed by the
Azeri deputy foreign minister Khalaf Khalafov and Egyptian deputy
foreign ministers on European countries Fatma al Zahra Etman.
Egyptian deputy foreign minister appeared for further strengthening
of the relations, expressing the intention of her county to expand
bilateral relations with Azerbaijan.
The sides exchanged views on the prospects of the cooperation within
the framework of international organizations, as well as within the
Organization of Islamic Conference and UNO, discussed wide questions
of international and regional character and made consultations on
the regulation of Armenian-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Besides, the sides mentioned the necessity to develop the cooperation
in the spheres such as economy, trade, science, culture, tourism,
health, etc, expressed the importance of strengthening the legal base
and creating direct air relations between Baku and Cairo. During the
consultations, discussions were also held on the development of the
cooperation with the European Union.